Structure 27W06 · Hennepin County, MN

Csah 5 over I 35w; TH 65

Carries Csah 5 over I 35w; TH 65, 0.2 Mi S Of Jct TH 94.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT267 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

267 ft end to end, longest span 76 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.

Built20188 years old
Length267.1 ft81.4 m
Daily traffic23,600counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
Location0.2 Mi S Of Jct TH 94
CarriesCsah 5
CrossesI 35w; TH 65
Coordinates44.96271, -93.26949

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length267.1 ft (81.4 m)
Max Span75.8 ft (23.1 m)
Deck Width89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Area2230.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,600 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number27W06

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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