Structure 2890 · Gladwin County, MI

M-30 over Sugar River

Carries M-30 over Sugar River, 4.2 Mi N Of M-61.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT155 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

155 ft end to end, longest span 57 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195472 years old
Length154.9 ft47.2 m
Daily traffic2,536counted 2007
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyGladwin
Location4.2 Mi N Of M-61
CarriesM-30
CrossesSugar River
Coordinates44.03435, -84.36718

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length154.9 ft (47.2 m)
Max Span56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area476.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1954

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,536 (2007)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000002890

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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