Structure 3100 · Gratiot County, MI

Us-127 NB over Us-127 Br

Carries Us-127 NB over Us-127 Br, 1.5 Mi S Of ST Louis.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT158 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

158 ft end to end, longest span 53 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.

Built196165 years old
Length158.1 ft48.2 m
Daily traffic15,400counted 2015
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyGratiot
Location1.5 Mi S Of ST Louis
CarriesUs-127 NB
CrossesUs-127 Br
Coordinates43.38211, -84.60711

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length158.1 ft (48.2 m)
Max Span53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Width47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Area694.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,400 (2015)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000003100

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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