Structure 116 · Allegan County, MI

I-196 W & Us-31 S over Kalamazoo River

Carries I-196 W & Us-31 S over Kalamazoo River, In Saugatuck.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT559 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

559 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 1.6 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196462 years old
Length559.1 ft170.4 m
Daily traffic10,850counted 2007
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyAllegan
LocationIn Saugatuck
CarriesI-196 W & Us-31 S
CrossesKalamazoo River
Coordinates42.64656, -86.18799

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length559.1 ft (170.4 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area1891.4 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,850 (2007)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000000116

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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