Structure 6646 · Clay County, MN

Csah 36 over Red River Of The North

Carries Csah 36 over Red River Of The North, At N Dakota State Line.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT558 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

558 ft end to end, longest span 200 ft: about 1.6 football fields. 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 through truss.

Built1949rebuilt 1992
Length558.4 ft170.2 m
Daily traffic135counted 2017
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyClay
LocationAt N Dakota State Line
CarriesCsah 36
CrossesRed River Of The North
Coordinates47.09272, -96.81721

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length558.4 ft (170.2 m)
Max Span200.1 ft (61 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area1361.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1949 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic135 (2017)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number6646

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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