Structure 3937 · Ingham County, MI

Kalamazoo Street over Grand River

Carries Kalamazoo Street over Grand River, In The City Of Lansing.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT418 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

418 ft end to end, longest span 158 ft: about 6 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.

Built197947 years old
Length418.0 ft127.4 m
Daily traffic7,875counted 2006
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyIngham
LocationIn The City Of Lansing
CarriesKalamazoo Street
CrossesGrand River
Coordinates42.72999, -84.54714

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length418.0 ft (127.4 m)
Max Span157.8 ft (48.1 m)
Deck Width70.2 ft (21.4 m)
Deck Area2726.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,875 (2006)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000003937

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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