Structure 9988 · St. Clair County, MI

I-94 WB over ST Clair River Cn Rr

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

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
6,178 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

6,178 ft end to end, longest span 871 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 truss.

Built1938rebuilt 1999
Length6178.5 ft1883.2 m
Daily traffic7,234counted 2007
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountySt. Clair
LocationAt Port Huron
CarriesI-94 WB
CrossesST Clair River Cn Rr
Coordinates42.99929, -82.42487

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length6178.5 ft (1883.2 m)
Max Span871.1 ft (265.5 m)
Deck Width37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Area21468.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,234 (2007)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge17

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000009988

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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