Structure 4853 · Kent County, MI

M-21 Br over Plaster Creek

Carries M-21 Br over Plaster Creek, In Wyoming.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT60 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

60 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 deck arch.

Built1916110 years old
Length59.7 ft18.2 m
Daily traffic16,531counted 2007
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyKent
LocationIn Wyoming
CarriesM-21 Br
CrossesPlaster Creek
Coordinates42.93582, -85.68759

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length59.7 ft (18.2 m)
Max Span59.7 ft (18.2 m)
Deck Width65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Area365.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1916

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,531 (2007)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000004853

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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