Structure 4020 · Ionia County, MI

Grand River Avenue over Libhart Creek

Carries Grand River Avenue over Libhart Creek, 5 Mi S Of Ionia & 1 Mi E.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

23 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built193690 years old
Length23.0 ft7 m
Daily traffic1,093counted 2010
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyIonia
Location5 Mi S Of Ionia & 1 Mi E
CarriesGrand River Avenue
CrossesLibhart Creek
Coordinates42.88599, -85.05522

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length23.0 ft (7 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area81.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1936

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,093 (2010)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000004020

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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