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Highway Bridge Safety
MDOT updates highway bridge safety Web site
Bridges carrying I-96 and the M-6 ramps over the Thornapple River in  Kent County.
These bridges, over the Thornapple River in Kent County, are rated "very good" to "excellent condition."
October 31, 2008 -- State Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle today announced that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has again updated information on the MDOT Web site. This is the fourth time MDOT has made bridge safety information available.

"Citizens can be assured that Michigan's bridges are safe, carefully inspected and well maintained," said Steudle. "We are using our limited resources to maintain the state highway bridge network to the best of our ability. When we need to take action, we will."

Download the report

• Which bridges are included in the report?

• Highway Bridge Report by county - Oct. 1, 2008 PDF icon

• Highway Bridge Report by route - Oct. 1, 2008 PDF icon


Terms and Definitions

• Structurally deficient and functionally obsolete

• National Bridge Inventory rating scale

• Bridge structural elements diagram

• NHS (National Highway System)


Related links

• U.S. Bridge Information
Definitions, statistics, funding information and frequently asked questions about highway bridge safety nationwide. Website created by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

• 2008-2012 Five Year Road and Bridge Program

• Director's Testimony to U.S. House and Senate on the Condition of the Nation's Bridges




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