Structure 2390 · Eaton County, MI

Gresham HWY over Little Thornapple River

Carries Gresham HWY over Little Thornapple River, 0.75 Mi E Of Gresham.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall3/9 · Serious
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT48 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

48 ft end to end, longest span 23 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 slab bridge.

Built197947 years old
Length47.9 ft14.6 m
Daily traffic74counted 2011
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyEaton
Location0.75 Mi E Of Gresham
CarriesGresham HWY
CrossesLittle Thornapple River
Coordinates42.64057, -84.88066

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area116.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic74 (2011)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000002390

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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