Structure B40019600000000 · Milwaukee County, WI

IH 41 Sb/43 Nb/894 over Lrd S 51st ST

Carries IH 41 Sb/43 Nb/894 over Lrd S 51st ST, 3.2m N Jct Ush 45 To S.

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 FT145 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

145 ft end to end, longest span 62 ft: about 2 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.

Built1966rebuilt 1994
Length144.7 ft44.1 m
Daily traffic64,000counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location3.2m N Jct Ush 45 To S
CarriesIH 41 Sb/43 Nb/894
CrossesLrd S 51st ST
Coordinates42.96248, -87.97872

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length144.7 ft (44.1 m)
Max Span61.7 ft (18.8 m)
Deck Width61.7 ft (18.8 m)
Deck Area829.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic64,000 (2021)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB40019600000000

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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