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I-94 EB over GALIEN RIVER

Berrien County, Michigan

Map

Coordinates:
+41.81966, -86.68839
41°49'11" N, 86°41'18" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	I-94 EB over GALIEN RIVER
Structure number:	000000000000782
Old structure number:	11111015000B013 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	2.5 MI NE OF NEW BUFFALO
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Interstate (Rural) `[01]`
Length of largest span:	67.9 ft. `[20.7 m]`
Total length:	194.9 ft. `[59.4 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	60.0 ft. `[18.3 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	63.3 ft. `[19.3 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	2008
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 22.5 / HS 25 `[9]`
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Prestressed concrete `[5]`
Main spans design:	Box Beam or girders - Single or Spread `[06]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Latest Available Inspection: August 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Good
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	18,879 `[as of 2007]`
Truck traffic:	30% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. `[5]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. `[5]`
Sufficiency rating:	95.4

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
August 2018	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	18879	95.4
July 2016	Fair	Satisfactory	Very Good	Good	18879	95.4
July 2014	Fair	Satisfactory	Very Good	Good	18879	95.4
July 2012	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	18879	95.4
July 2010	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	18879	95.4
September 2008	Good	Very Good	Excellent	Very Good	18879	95.4
January 2008	Poor	Poor	Serious	Fair	19087	43.8
January 2007	Poor	Poor	Serious	Fair	19087	37.9
January 2006	Poor	Poor	Serious	Fair	19087	17.0
January 2005	Poor	Fair	Serious	Fair	15500	25.5
August 2002	Poor	Satisfactory	Serious	Fair	15500	26.8
August 2000	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	15500	25.5
June 1998	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	15500	94.5
May 1996	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	15500	89.4
May 1994	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	12400	91.0
March 1992	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	12400	92.0
April 1990	Good	Good	Good	Good	12400	92.0

Element Data

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Prestressed Concrete Closed Web/Box Girder	linear ft.	1,719	1,719	0	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	12,324	12,141	145	38	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	14	14	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	130	127	2	1	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	184	182	2	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	130	130	0	0	0
Joints
Strip Seal Joint	linear ft.	120	28	92	0	0
Bearings
Elastomeric Bearing	each	54	54	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	390	390	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,300	0	1,300	0	0

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