Structure 3315 · Hillsdale County, MI

Hadley Road over ST Joseph River

Carries Hadley Road over ST Joseph River, 1.1 Mi N Of Litchfield.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT76 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

76 ft end to end, longest span 37 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196561 years old
Length75.8 ft23.1 m
Daily traffic418counted 2013
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyHillsdale
Location1.1 Mi N Of Litchfield
CarriesHadley Road
CrossesST Joseph River
Coordinates42.05957, -84.80714

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length75.8 ft (23.1 m)
Max Span36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area212.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic418 (2013)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000003315

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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