Structure 3745 · Ingham County, MI

Grand AVE over I-496

Carries Grand AVE over I-496, In Lansing.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT190 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

190 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1968rebuilt 2022
Length190.0 ft57.9 m
Daily traffic17,200counted 1988
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 9 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyIngham
LocationIn Lansing
CarriesGrand AVE
CrossesI-496
Coordinates42.72604, -84.55075

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width44.3 ft (13.5 m)
Deck Area781.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 2022)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,200 (1988)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 9 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000003745

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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