Structure 5192 · Kent County, MI

Sixth Street over Grand River

Carries Sixth Street over Grand River, Grand Rapids.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT545 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

545 ft end to end, longest span 151 ft: about 1.5 football fields. 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 through truss.

Built1886rebuilt 2011
Length544.6 ft166 m
Daily traffic4,550counted 2011
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyKent
LocationGrand Rapids
CarriesSixth Street
CrossesGrand River
Coordinates42.97662, -85.67331

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length544.6 ft (166 m)
Max Span151.2 ft (46.1 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area1759.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1886 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,550 (2011)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000005192

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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