I-194 over KALAMAZOO RIVER

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Coordinates:
+42.30433, -85.18364
42°18'16" N, 85°11'01" W

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

Name:	I-194 over KALAMAZOO RIVER
Structure number:	000000000001200
Old structure number:	13113033000B010 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	2.5 MI N OF I-94
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Interstate (Urban) `[11]`
Length of largest span:	76.8 ft. `[23.4 m]`
Total length:	371.7 ft. `[113.3 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	81.0 ft. `[24.7 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	86.9 ft. `[26.5 m]`
Skew angle:	50°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1966
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18+Mod / HS 20+Mod `[6]`
Number of main spans:	5
Main spans material:	Steel continuous `[4]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Latex Concrete or similar additive `[3]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	24,600 `[as of 2013]`
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
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 is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. `[3]`
Sufficiency rating:	73.5

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
July 2017	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	24600	73.5
July 2015	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Fair	24600	54.9
July 2013	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	24600	73.5
July 2011	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	24406	73.5
July 2009	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	24406	73.5
July 2007	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	22600	74.2
July 2005	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	11500	78.0
July 2003	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	11500	78.7
July 2001	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	11500	90.1
September 1999	Good	Good	Good	Good	11500	95.3
August 1997	Good	Good	Good	Good	11500	90.1
June 1995	Good	Good	Good	Good	11200	90.3
May 1993	Good	Good	Good	Good	11200	90.3
May 1991	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	11200	89.3

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

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	5,857	5,518	320	19	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	51,285	5,000	46,285	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	32,407	31,986	149	272	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	29,711	28,533	765	413	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	529	380	7	142	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	319	316	2	1	0
Joints
Strip Seal Joint	linear ft.	244	48	196	0	0
Pourable Joint	linear ft.	244	0	127	18	99
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	80	39	32	9	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	320	192	128	0	0
Fixed Bearing	each	48	16	0	32	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	96	64	12	12	8
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	1,482	1,316	76	90	0