Structure 812 · Berrien County, MI

I-94 EB over Lake Street

Carries I-94 EB over Lake Street, 0.5 Mi E Of Red Arrow HWY.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT171 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

171 ft end to end, longest span 57 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.

Built1961rebuilt 1998
Length170.9 ft52.1 m
Daily traffic18,964counted 2007
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyBerrien
Location0.5 Mi E Of Red Arrow HWY
CarriesI-94 EB
CrossesLake Street
Coordinates41.94307, -86.56682

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length170.9 ft (52.1 m)
Max Span56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Deck Width61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Area969.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,964 (2007)
Truck Traffic31%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000000812

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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