Structure 3520 · Huron County, MI

Filion Road over Pigeon River

Carries Filion Road over Pigeon River, Sec. 13-24 Mckinley Twp..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT120 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

120 ft end to end, longest span 30 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built199432 years old
Length119.8 ft36.5 m
Daily traffic850counted 2009
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyHuron
LocationSec. 13-24 Mckinley Twp.
CarriesFilion Road
CrossesPigeon River
Coordinates43.88813, -83.25889

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length119.8 ft (36.5 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area405.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic850 (2009)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000003520

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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