Structure 4085 · Ionia County, MI

Reeder Road over Libhart Creek

Carries Reeder Road over Libhart Creek, 2.0 Miles South Of Lyons.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating2/9 · Critical
Superstructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT78 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 2/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 2/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

78 ft end to end, longest span 26 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built197551 years old
Length77.8 ft23.7 m
Daily traffic152counted 2008
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 6 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyIonia
Location2.0 Miles South Of Lyons
CarriesReeder Road
CrossesLibhart Creek
Coordinates42.94369, -84.96253

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length77.8 ft (23.7 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area227.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic152 (2008)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 6 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000004085

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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