Structure 13641 · Washtenaw County, MI

South Fifth AVE over Parking Structure

Carries South Fifth AVE over Parking Structure, Btwn Liberty & Williams.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT189 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

189 ft end to end, longest span 63 ft: about 3 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 girder bridge.

Built201115 years old
Length188.6 ft57.5 m
Daily traffic10,544counted 2015
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyWashtenaw
LocationBtwn Liberty & Williams
CarriesSouth Fifth AVE
CrossesParking Structure
Coordinates42.27889, -83.74556

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length188.6 ft (57.5 m)
Max Span62.7 ft (19.1 m)
Deck Width63.6 ft (19.4 m)
Deck Area1115.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2011

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,544 (2015)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000013641

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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