Structure 12306 · Wayne County, MI

Grosse Ile Toll Br over Trenton Channel

Carries Grosse Ile Toll Br over Trenton Channel, Bet.riverview & Gross-ile.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,030 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

1,030 ft end to end: about 2.9 football fields. 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 swing bridge (drawn closed).

Built1913113 years old
Length1030.2 ft314 m
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyWayne
LocationBet.riverview & Gross-ile
CarriesGrosse Ile Toll Br
CrossesTrenton Channel
Coordinates42.17299, -83.16018

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length1030.2 ft (314 m)
Max Span179.8 ft (54.8 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area2,355 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1913

Traffic

Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerPrivate
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number000000000012306

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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