Structure 9168 · Saginaw County, MI

I-75 NB over Saginaw R M13 Gtwrr

Carries I-75 NB over Saginaw R M13 Gtwrr, At Zilwaukee.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
8,061 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

8,061 ft end to end, longest span 392 ft: about 22 football fields, or 1.5 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 segmental box-girder bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length8061.0 ft2,457 m
Daily traffic23,450counted 2007
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountySaginaw
LocationAt Zilwaukee
CarriesI-75 NB
CrossesSaginaw R M13 Gtwrr
Coordinates43.47879, -83.90641

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length8061.0 ft (2,457 m)
Max Span392.1 ft (119.5 m)
Deck Width74.5 ft (22.7 m)
Deck Area55773.9 sq m
Main Spans25
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,450 (2007)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000009168

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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