Structure 8978 · Presque Isle County, MI

Ocqueoc Falls HWY over Ocqueoc River

Carries Ocqueoc Falls HWY over Ocqueoc River, 4 Mi N Of Millersburg.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT57 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

57 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 deck arch.

Built1920106 years old
Length56.8 ft17.3 m
Daily traffic250counted 2007
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyPresque Isle
Location4 Mi N Of Millersburg
CarriesOcqueoc Falls HWY
CrossesOcqueoc River
Coordinates45.39538, -84.05783

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Area121.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2007)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000008978

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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