Structure 3944 · Ingham County, MI

N Martinlutherking over Grand River

Carries N Martinlutherking over Grand River, In The City Of Lansing.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT442 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

442 ft end to end, longest span 69 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.

Built1960rebuilt 2001
Length441.9 ft134.7 m
Daily traffic9,625counted 2006
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyIngham
LocationIn The City Of Lansing
CarriesN Martinlutherking
CrossesGrand River
Coordinates42.75603, -84.56756

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length441.9 ft (134.7 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width60.4 ft (18.4 m)
Deck Area2478.5 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,625 (2006)
Truck Traffic15%
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 Number000000000003944

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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