Structure 27W27 · Hennepin County, MN

Con 2017 over I35w Ramps 6th ST

Carries Con 2017 over I35w Ramps 6th ST, .2mi N Of Jct Th94.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT879 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

879 ft end to end, longest span 144 ft: about 2.4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201511 years old
Length879.3 ft268 m
Daily traffic1counted 2016
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
Location.2mi N Of Jct Th94
CarriesCon 2017
CrossesI35w Ramps 6th ST
Coordinates44.96901, -93.25330

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length879.3 ft (268 m)
Max Span144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area1956.4 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1 (2016)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge14

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number27W27

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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