Structure 9987 · St. Clair County, MI

I-94 EB over ST Clair River Cn Rr

Carries I-94 EB over ST Clair River Cn Rr, At Port Huron.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
6,111 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

6,111 ft end to end, longest span 922 ft: about 17 football fields, or 1.2 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 through arch.

Built199729 years old
Length6110.6 ft1862.5 m
Daily traffic6,542counted 2016
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountySt. Clair
LocationAt Port Huron
CarriesI-94 EB
CrossesST Clair River Cn Rr
Coordinates42.99896, -82.42511

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length6110.6 ft (1862.5 m)
Max Span921.9 ft (281 m)
Deck Width51.5 ft (15.7 m)
Deck Area29241.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,542 (2016)
Truck Traffic36%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge16

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical9 — Foundation above flood level
Structure Number000000000009987

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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