Structure B40079100000000 · Milwaukee County, WI

IH 41/ush 45 NB over IH 94 EB

Carries IH 41/ush 45 NB over IH 94 EB, 0.6 Mi N Jct Sth 59.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT277 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

277 ft end to end, longest span 136 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.

Built201511 years old
Length277.2 ft84.5 m
Daily traffic45,900counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location0.6 Mi N Jct Sth 59
CarriesIH 41/ush 45 NB
CrossesIH 94 EB
Coordinates43.02694, -88.03512

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length277.2 ft (84.5 m)
Max Span136.2 ft (41.5 m)
Deck Width74.8 ft (22.8 m)
Deck Area1926.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic45,900 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB40079100000000

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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