Structure 69511 · St. Louis County, MN

Csah 15 over Cloquet River

Carries Csah 15 over Cloquet River, 2.4 Mi S Of Jct Csah 48.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT251 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

251 ft end to end, longest span 82 ft: about 3 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.

Built197947 years old
Length250.7 ft76.4 m
Daily traffic680counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountySt. Louis
Location2.4 Mi S Of Jct Csah 48
CarriesCsah 15
CrossesCloquet River
Coordinates46.95572, -92.34379

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length250.7 ft (76.4 m)
Max Span82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Width39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Area916.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic680 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number69511

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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