Structure 12233 · Wayne County, MI

Greenfield Road over Rouge River

Carries Greenfield Road over Rouge River, Dearborn/melvindal S/i-94.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT363 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9

363 ft end to end, longest span 55 ft: about 5 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1928rebuilt 2002
Length362.9 ft110.6 m
Daily traffic9,800counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyWayne
LocationDearborn/melvindal S/i-94
CarriesGreenfield Road
CrossesRouge River
Coordinates42.29437, -83.17909

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length362.9 ft (110.6 m)
Max Span54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Deck Width78.4 ft (23.9 m)
Deck Area2643.3 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,800 (2019)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000012233

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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