Structure 3962 · Ingham County, MI

Putnam Street over Red Cedar River

Carries Putnam Street over Red Cedar River, In Williamston.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT102 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

102 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.

Built200521 years old
Length102.0 ft31.1 m
Daily traffic8,000counted 2007
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyIngham
LocationIn Williamston
CarriesPutnam Street
CrossesRed Cedar River
Coordinates42.69140, -84.28335

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length102.0 ft (31.1 m)
Max Span97.1 ft (29.6 m)
Deck Width55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Deck Area525.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,000 (2007)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000003962

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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