Structure 16520 · Cook County, MN

CR 69 over Flute Reed River

Carries CR 69 over Flute Reed River, 0.1 Mi W Of Jct Csah 16.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT95 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

95 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.

Built200620 years old
Length94.8 ft28.9 m
Daily traffic79counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyCook
Location0.1 Mi W Of Jct Csah 16
CarriesCR 69
CrossesFlute Reed River
Coordinates47.84645, -89.96552

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length94.8 ft (28.9 m)
Max Span92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area312.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic79 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number16520

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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