Structure B13011200000000 · Dane County, WI

Cth Bb Cottage Gr over IH 90

Carries Cth Bb Cottage Gr over IH 90, 1.5m E Jct Ush 51.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT208 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

208 ft end to end, longest span 67 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.

Built1961rebuilt 2006
Length208.0 ft63.4 m
Daily traffic13,718counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyDane
Location1.5m E Jct Ush 51
CarriesCth Bb Cottage Gr
CrossesIH 90
Coordinates43.08447, -89.28398

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length208.0 ft (63.4 m)
Max Span66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area836.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 2006)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,718 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB13011200000000

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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