Structure 2143 · Delta County, MI

County Road H 42 over Rapid River

Carries County Road H 42 over Rapid River, 10.5 M N 1.5 M W Rapid Ri.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT66 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

66 ft end to end, longest span 32 ft. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a rigid-frame bridge.

Built1964rebuilt 2017
Length65.9 ft20.1 m
Daily traffic21counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyDelta
Location10.5 M N 1.5 M W Rapid Ri
CarriesCounty Road H 42
CrossesRapid River
Coordinates46.07787, -86.99286

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Max Span31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Width17.7 ft (5.4 m)
Deck Area108.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2017)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21 (2021)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000002143

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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