HomeMy WebLinkAboutSN 3932 Narrative Mt Hope over Sycamore Creek 2017
BIENNIAL BRIDGE INSPECTION SUMMARY
MT. HOPE AVENUE OVER SYCAMORE CREEK
STRUCTURE NUMBER – 3932
CITY OF LANSING, MI
October 10, 2017
Tetra Tech
401 South Washington Square, Suite 100, Lansing, MI 48933
Tel 517.316.3930 Fax 517.484.8140 www.tetratech.com
The structure is a two span steel bridge originally constructed in 1962
and rehabilitated in 2013. The rehabilitation consisted of a new deck,
railing, beam end repairs, beam cleaning & coating, and approach work.
The bridge is in overall good condition.
DECK
The deck is constructed continuous over the pier with a link slab and has sidewalks on both sides. The
deck has some longitudinal hairline cracks. Both the deck and sidewalk have minor cracks over the pier.
The sidewalks also have some scattered hairline cracks. The deck underside has galvanized steel stay‐in‐
place forms and could not be observed for inspection. The sidewalks have painted steel four‐tube
railings on the traffic side and picket‐style pedestrian fencing on the fascia sides.
SUPERSTRUCTURE
The superstructure consists of painted steel beams with welded cover plates. All of the beam ends at the
pier have bolted repairs. Some of the beams that were adjacent to deck drains have some section loss
on the top of the bottom flanges. The north fascia beams have some section loss on the fascia side of
the bottom flanges and at the backwalls. The noted areas of section loss were pre‐existing to the 2013
rehabilitation and were cleaned and coated at that time.
In the west span on the 4th beam from the north, there are two areas of the top coat peeling (10” x 44”
and 4” x 4”) on the bottom flange as well as freckled rust on the bottom flange adjacent to the
abutment. Many of the utility support angles have spots of rust along the bottom in the 2nd bay from
the south and the 1st bay from the north. In the other bays, many of the bolts for the diaphragm
connections have incomplete coating and light rust on the back sides. At the pier bearings, the 4th
through 7th bearings from the south on the west side and the 6th through 8th bearings from the south
on the east side have spots of rust. There is corrosion around the edges of all of the abutment bearings,
especially on the west abutment where there was pack rust present. There is light rust on the stay‐in‐
place support angles where they are welded to the beams.
SUBSTRUCTURE
The substructures are in generally good condition. The abutment slope walls were replaced in all four
quadrants. The pier has some light scaling on the east face at the south end. There is grouted rip rap at
the abutments. The rip rap has numerous large cracks where it has slid towards the channel. There is
heavy rip rap at both ends of the pier, but none along the length of pier.
APPROACHES
The approach pavement, sidewalk, and guardrail were all replaced as part of the 2013 rehabilitation.
There is some settlement of the approach sidewalk.
Tetra Tech
401 South Washington Square, Suite 100, Lansing, MI 48933
Tel 517.316.3930 Fax 517.484.8140 www.tetratech.com
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Repair peeling paint and rust spots on beams.
Patch the cracks in the rip rap at the abutments.
Place bituminous wedges at the approach sidewalks.