Structure 74025 · Steele County, MN

Csah 16 over US 14;railroad

Carries Csah 16 over US 14;railroad, 6.2 Mi E Of Jct TH 218.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT363 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

363 ft end to end, longest span 135 ft: about 5 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.

Built20215 years old
Length362.9 ft110.6 m
Daily traffic210counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountySteele
Location6.2 Mi E Of Jct TH 218
CarriesCsah 16
CrossesUS 14;railroad
Coordinates44.04937, -93.06590

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length362.9 ft (110.6 m)
Max Span134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area1316.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic210 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number74025

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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