Structure R0834 · Hennepin County, MN

Ar 8 over Terminal Road 1

Carries Ar 8 over Terminal Road 1, Msp Intl Airport.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,568 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,568 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 4.4 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a girder bridge.

Built199333 years old
Length1567.9 ft477.9 m
Daily traffic21,639counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
LocationMsp Intl Airport
CarriesAr 8
CrossesTerminal Road 1
Coordinates44.88317, -93.21075

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1567.9 ft (477.9 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area5256.9 sq m
Main Spans42
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,639 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerPrivate
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberR0834

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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