Structure 73044 · Stearns County, MN

Con 301 over TH 23

Carries Con 301 over TH 23, 3.0 Mi E Of Jct TH 55.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT270 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

270 ft end to end, longest span 131 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built201214 years old
Length270.0 ft82.3 m
Daily traffic4,600counted 2011
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyStearns
Location3.0 Mi E Of Jct TH 55
CarriesCon 301
CrossesTH 23
Coordinates45.39040, -94.67856

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length270.0 ft (82.3 m)
Max Span130.9 ft (39.9 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area732.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,600 (2011)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number73044

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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