Structure 12700 · Clinton County, MI

Round Lake Road over Us-127

Carries Round Lake Road over Us-127, 0.1 M N Looking Glass Riv.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT315 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

315 ft end to end, longest span 122 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built199729 years old
Length315.0 ft96 m
Daily traffic6,500counted 1997
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyClinton
Location0.1 M N Looking Glass Riv
CarriesRound Lake Road
CrossesUs-127
Coordinates42.85650, -84.51849

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length315.0 ft (96 m)
Max Span122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Deck Width51.2 ft (15.6 m)
Deck Area1497.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,500 (1997)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000012700

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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