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B DRIVE NORTH over KALAMAZOO RIVER

Calhoun County, Michigan

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Coordinates:
+42.26146, -84.85529
42°15'41" N, 84°51'19" W

Facts

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

Name:	B DRIVE NORTH over KALAMAZOO RIVER
Structure number:	000000000001369
Old structure number:	13315H00003B010 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	1/2 MI S OF MARENGO
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Local (Rural) `[09]`
Length of largest span:	25.9 ft. `[7.9 m]`
Total length:	77.8 ft. `[23.7 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	28.2 ft. `[8.6 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	29.5 ft. `[9.0 m]`
Owner:	County Highway Agency `[02]`
Year built:	1969
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:	3
Main spans material:	Wood or timber `[7]`
Main spans design:	Slab `[01]`
Deck type:	Wood or Timber `[8]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Latest Available Inspection: September 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	259 `[as of 1994]`
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. `[6]`
Scour condition:	Bridge with "unknown" foundation that has not been evaluated for scour. `[U]`
Sufficiency rating:	90.9

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
September 2018	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	259	90.9
September 2016	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	259	90.9
September 2014	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	259	91.9
September 2012	Good	Good	Good	Good	259	91.9
September 2010	Good	Good	Good	Good	259	96.9
September 2008	Good	Good	Good	Good	259	96.9
September 2006	Good	Good	Good	Good	259	96.9
August 2004	Good	Good	Good	Good	259	96.9
September 2002	Good	Good	Good	Good	259	96.9
November 2000	Good	Good	Good	Good	259	96.8
February 1999	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	259	96.8
March 1997	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	259	97.8
December 1994	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	259	96.9
December 1992	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	254	96.9
November 1990	Good	Good	Very Good	Very Good	254	96.9

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