Structure 12509 · Wayne County, MI

Newburgh Road over Rouge River

Carries Newburgh Road over Rouge River, Newburgh RD @ Rouge River.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
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 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

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 box-beam bridge.

Built198937 years old
Length59.7 ft18.2 m
Daily traffic23,100counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyWayne
LocationNewburgh RD @ Rouge River
CarriesNewburgh Road
CrossesRouge River
Coordinates42.36661, -83.41128

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length59.7 ft (18.2 m)
Max Span55.8 ft (17 m)
Deck Width80.7 ft (24.6 m)
Deck Area447.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,100 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000012509

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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