Structure 4039 · Ionia County, MI

Whites Bridge RD over Flat River

Carries Whites Bridge RD over Flat River, 7 Mi NW Of Saranac.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT118 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

118 ft end to end. 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 through truss.

Built1867rebuilt 2020
Length118.4 ft36.1 m
Daily traffic144counted 2016
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyIonia
Location7 Mi NW Of Saranac
CarriesWhites Bridge RD
CrossesFlat River
Coordinates43.01471, -85.29775

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length118.4 ft (36.1 m)
Max Span115.8 ft (35.3 m)
Deck Width18.4 ft (5.6 m)
Deck Area202.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1867 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic144 (2016)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000004039

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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