Structure 66822 · Rice County, MN

Csah 15 over I 35

Carries Csah 15 over I 35, 5.0 Mi S Of Jct TH 60.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT301 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

301 ft end to end, longest span 63 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.

Built196363 years old
Length300.9 ft91.7 m
Daily traffic550counted 2016
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyRice
Location5.0 Mi S Of Jct TH 60
CarriesCsah 15
CrossesI 35
Coordinates44.22542, -93.27718

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length300.9 ft (91.7 m)
Max Span62.7 ft (19.1 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area935.3 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic550 (2016)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number66822

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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