Structure 9645 · Sanilac County, MI

Shelden Road over Brice Drain

Carries Shelden Road over Brice Drain, Sec 1-2 Moore Twp.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

23 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built193096 years old
Length23.0 ft7 m
Daily traffic150counted 2016
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountySanilac
LocationSec 1-2 Moore Twp
CarriesShelden Road
CrossesBrice Drain
Coordinates43.50229, -82.89292

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length23.0 ft (7 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Area43.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1930

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (2016)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000000009645

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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