Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Latex Concrete or similar additive [3]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 45.7 m = 149.9 ft
Main Spans: 3 at 17 m = 55.8 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 13.7 m = 44.9 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 14.4 m = 47.2 ft for a 11.6 m = 38.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Watersmeet [84380]: Gogebic County [053], Michigan [26]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 1
6.2 MI W OF US-45
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 62.9 metric ton = 69.2 tons (Load Factor (LF) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using MS18 loading [6])
Inventory: 37.6 metric ton = 41.4 tons (Load Factor (LF) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using MS18 loading [6])
Appraisal
Structural: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck Geometry: Superior to present desirable criteria [9]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Better than present minimum criteria [7] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: August 1999 [899] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 19.8 km = 12.3 mi
Traffic
ADT: 977 (2007) and Trucks: 13%
Future ADT: 1893 (In 2018
)