Structure 7161 · Monroe County, MI

I-75 SB over Muddy Creek

Carries I-75 SB over Muddy Creek, 7.7 Mi NE Ohio State Line.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT76 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

76 ft end to end. 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.

Built20242 years old
Length76.1 ft23.2 m
Daily traffic29,300counted 2017
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 6 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyMonroe
Location7.7 Mi NE Ohio State Line
CarriesI-75 SB
CrossesMuddy Creek
Coordinates41.83188, -83.42815

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width75.5 ft (23 m)
Deck Area533.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2024

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic29,300 (2017)
Truck Traffic27%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 6 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000007161

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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