Structure 6441 · Manistee County, MI

M-55 over Pine River

Carries M-55 over Pine River, 4.2 Mi W Of Wexford Col.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT614 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

614 ft end to end, longest span 300 ft: about 1.7 football fields. 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 deck truss.

Built1934rebuilt 1989
Length613.8 ft187.1 m
Daily traffic3,175counted 2018
Last inspectedJune 2024every 15 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyManistee
Location4.2 Mi W Of Wexford Col
CarriesM-55
CrossesPine River
Coordinates44.22302, -85.90409

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length613.8 ft (187.1 m)
Max Span299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area2507.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,175 (2018)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 15 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000006441

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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