Structure 90515 · Blue Earth County, MN

Csah 10 over Perch Creek

Carries Csah 10 over Perch Creek, 0.7 Mi S Of Jct Co R 135.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

50 ft end to end, longest span 24 ft. 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built195571 years old
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic125counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyBlue Earth
Location0.7 Mi S Of Jct Co R 135
CarriesCsah 10
CrossesPerch Creek
Coordinates43.97429, -94.33918

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area124.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic125 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number90515

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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