Structure 3228 · Gratiot County, MI

Pingree Road over North Shade Drain

Carries Pingree Road over North Shade Drain, Sec 1-2 North Shade Twp.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT28 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

28 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.

Built1968rebuilt 1987
Length27.9 ft8.5 m
Daily traffic80counted 2004
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyGratiot
LocationSec 1-2 North Shade Twp
CarriesPingree Road
CrossesNorth Shade Drain
Coordinates43.20172, -84.73848

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area62.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic80 (2004)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000003228

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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