Structure 12239 · Wayne County, MI

Miller Road over Conrail

Carries Miller Road over Conrail, Dearborn S/michigan.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Substructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,460 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 2/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 2/9 · sets the rating

1,460 ft end to end, longest span 62 ft: about 4.1 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1931rebuilt 1982
Length1460.3 ft445.1 m
Daily traffic23,965counted 1995
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyWayne
LocationDearborn S/michigan
CarriesMiller Road
CrossesConrail
Coordinates42.31711, -83.16257

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1460.3 ft (445.1 m)
Max Span62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Width71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Area9747.7 sq m
Main Spans48
Year Built1931 (reconstructed 1982)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,965 (1995)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000012239

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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