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MERIDIAN ROAD over NORTH BR CHIPPEWA RIVER

Isabella County, Michigan

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Coordinates:
+43.73907, -84.84859
43°44'21" N, 84°50'55" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:MERIDIAN ROAD over NORTH BR CHIPPEWA RIVER
Structure number:000000000004377
Old structure number:37315H00021B020 (from 1992 edition)
Location:SEC 31 W VERNON TWP
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Local (Rural) [09]
Length of largest span:22.0 ft. [6.7 m]
Total length:25.9 ft. [7.9 m]
Roadway width between curbs:20.0 ft. [6.1 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:22.0 ft. [6.7 m]
Owner:County Highway Agency [02]
Year built:1937
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Main span material:Steel [3]
Main span design:Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:Other [9]
Wearing surface:Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

Latest Available Inspection: July 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Fair
Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:246 [as of 2002]
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck geometry appraisal:Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Water adequacy appraisal:Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Roadway alignment appraisal:Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Channel protection:Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Scour condition:Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Sufficiency rating:67.6
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$150,000

Previous Inspections

DateConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureADTSuff. Rating
July 2018FairFairFairGood24667.6
July 2016FairFairFairGood24667.6
July 2014FairFairFairGood24667.6
July 2012FairFairFairGood24667.6
July 2010FairFairFairGood24667.6
July 2008FairFairFairGood24667.6
July 2006FairFairFairGood24667.6
July 2004FairFairFairGood24670.6
August 2002FairSatisfactoryFairGood24671.6
July 2000FairSatisfactoryFairGood23468.6
July 1998FairSatisfactoryFairGood23469.6
July 1996FairSatisfactoryFairGood20067.6
July 1994FairSatisfactorySatisfactoryGood20073.7
June 1992FairSatisfactorySatisfactoryGood20064.1
March 1990GoodGoodGoodVery Good20064.1