Structure 2599 · Genesee County, MI

I-69 EB over Irish RD

Carries I-69 EB over Irish RD, 4.0 Mi E Of Flint.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT176 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

176 ft end to end, longest span 58 ft: about 2 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1970rebuilt 2013
Length175.5 ft53.5 m
Daily traffic23,125counted 2013
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyGenesee
Location4.0 Mi E Of Flint
CarriesI-69 EB
CrossesIrish RD
Coordinates43.01648, -83.55565

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length175.5 ft (53.5 m)
Max Span57.7 ft (17.6 m)
Deck Width62.3 ft (19 m)
Deck Area1016.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,125 (2013)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000002599

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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