Structure 10231 · St. Clair County, MI

Ravenswood Road over Smiths Creek

Carries Ravenswood Road over Smiths Creek, Sec 23-26 Wales Twp.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1912rebuilt 1976
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic105counted 1994
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountySt. Clair
LocationSec 23-26 Wales Twp
CarriesRavenswood Road
CrossesSmiths Creek
Coordinates42.93148, -82.64267

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Width21.3 ft (6.5 m)
Deck Area49.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1912 (reconstructed 1976)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic105 (1994)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000010231

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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