Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Movable - Bascule [16]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Open Grating [3] with Wearing Surface: Latex Concrete or similar additive [3]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 72.2 m = 236.9 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 21.3 m = 69.9 ft
Approach Spans: 2
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 7.9 m = 25.9 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 11.1 m = 36.4 ft for a 10.1 m = 33.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 2.4 m = 7.9 ft
Location
South Haven [74980]: Van Buren County [159], Michigan [26]
Owned by City or Municipal Highway Agency [04], DOT District: 5
CITY OF SOUTH HAVEN
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 48.9 metric ton = 53.8 tons (Load Factor (LF) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using MS18 loading [6])
Inventory: 29.5 metric ton = 32.5 tons (Load Factor (LF) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using MS18 loading [6])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Road Alignment: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: October 1999 [1099] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 1.1 km = 0.7 mi
Traffic
ADT: 8800 (2013) and Trucks: 4%
Future ADT: 10000 (In 2033
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