Structure 4318 · Isabella County, MI

Isabella Road over Chippewa River

Carries Isabella Road over Chippewa River, 0.5 M N SE Cor Sec 2 T14n.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT154 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

154 ft end to end, longest span 53 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197254 years old
Length153.9 ft46.9 m
Daily traffic1,330counted 2002
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyIsabella
Location0.5 M N SE Cor Sec 2 T14n
CarriesIsabella Road
CrossesChippewa River
Coordinates43.63465, -84.74818

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length153.9 ft (46.9 m)
Max Span52.8 ft (16.1 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area473.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,330 (2002)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000004318

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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