Structure 37510 · Lac qui Parle County, MN

Csah 27 over Lac Qui Parle River

Carries Csah 27 over Lac Qui Parle River, 1.5 Mi S Of Jct Csah 20.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT251 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

251 ft end to end, longest span 95 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.

Built197155 years old
Length251.0 ft76.5 m
Daily traffic140counted 2016
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyLac qui Parle
Location1.5 Mi S Of Jct Csah 20
CarriesCsah 27
CrossesLac Qui Parle River
Coordinates44.98763, -95.98117

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length251.0 ft (76.5 m)
Max Span95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area734.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic140 (2016)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number37510

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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