Structure 833 · Berrien County, MI

I-94 WB over M-139

Carries I-94 WB over M-139, 2.9 Mi S Of Benton Harbor.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT229 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

229 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 3 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length229.0 ft69.8 m
Daily traffic26,303counted 2007
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyBerrien
Location2.9 Mi S Of Benton Harbor
CarriesI-94 WB
CrossesM-139
Coordinates42.06848, -86.43646

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length229.0 ft (69.8 m)
Max Span99.7 ft (30.4 m)
Deck Width75.5 ft (23 m)
Deck Area1605.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,303 (2007)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000000833

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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