Structure 3125 · Gratiot County, MI

Us-127 Br over Pine River

Carries Us-127 Br over Pine River, In City Of Alma.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT94 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

94 ft end to end, longest span 32 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1928rebuilt 1999
Length93.8 ft28.6 m
Daily traffic10,432counted 2007
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyGratiot
LocationIn City Of Alma
CarriesUs-127 Br
CrossesPine River
Coordinates43.37895, -84.65571

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length93.8 ft (28.6 m)
Max Span31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Width58.4 ft (17.8 m)
Deck Area509.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,432 (2007)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000003125

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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