Structure B40030400000000 · Milwaukee County, WI

IH 43 Nb/ush 45 NB over Cth Y (w Layton Ave)

Carries IH 43 Nb/ush 45 NB over Cth Y (w Layton Ave), 0.4m N Jct Sth 100 To N.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,573 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

1,573 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 4.4 football fields. 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 1993
Length1572.8 ft479.4 m
Daily traffic38,250counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location0.4m N Jct Sth 100 To N
CarriesIH 43 Nb/ush 45 NB
CrossesCth Y (w Layton Ave)
Coordinates42.95792, -88.04292

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1572.8 ft (479.4 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width55.8 ft (17 m)
Deck Area8149.8 sq m
Main Spans20
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic38,250 (2021)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberB40030400000000

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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