Structure 2181 · St. Louis County, MN

CR 526 over West Two Rivers

Carries CR 526 over West Two Rivers, 0.1 Mi S Of Jct Th1.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT38 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

38 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built193096 years old
Length38.1 ft11.6 m
Daily traffic15counted 2015
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountySt. Louis
Location0.1 Mi S Of Jct Th1
CarriesCR 526
CrossesWest Two Rivers
Coordinates47.79686, -92.30451

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Max Span35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area91.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1930

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15 (2015)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number2181

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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