Structure B18009900000000 · Eau Claire County, WI

Cth Aa over Ush 53

Carries Cth Aa over Ush 53, At Jct Ush 53-cth Aa.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT226 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

226 ft end to end, longest span 112 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.

Built198640 years old
Length226.4 ft69 m
Daily traffic23,700counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyEau Claire
LocationAt Jct Ush 53-cth Aa
CarriesCth Aa
CrossesUsh 53
Coordinates44.77722, -91.43556

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length226.4 ft (69 m)
Max Span111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Deck Width84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Area1766.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,700 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB18009900000000

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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