Structure 12370 · Wayne County, MI

Twelfth Street over Conrail

Carries Twelfth Street over Conrail, Twelfth ST N Of Lafayette.

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 FT161 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

161 ft end to end, longest span 97 ft: about 2 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198442 years old
Length160.8 ft49 m
Daily traffic8,000counted 2015
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyWayne
LocationTwelfth ST N Of Lafayette
CarriesTwelfth Street
CrossesConrail
Coordinates42.32367, -83.06738

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length160.8 ft (49 m)
Max Span96.8 ft (29.5 m)
Deck Width113.8 ft (34.7 m)
Deck Area1700.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,000 (2015)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000012370

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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