Structure B400400001B0000 · Milwaukee County, WI

IH 794 Eb-lake Fre over Milwaukee River

Carries IH 794 Eb-lake Fre over Milwaukee River, 1.8m E Jct IH 94.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,140 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,140 ft end to end, longest span 600 ft: about 3.2 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 through arch.

Built1974rebuilt 2014
Length1140.1 ft347.5 m
Daily traffic25,200counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 11 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location1.8m E Jct IH 94
CarriesIH 794 Eb-lake Fre
CrossesMilwaukee River
Coordinates43.02671, -87.89946

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length1140.1 ft (347.5 m)
Max Span600.1 ft (182.9 m)
Deck Width55.8 ft (17 m)
Deck Area5907.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1974 (reconstructed 2014)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,200 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 11 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberB400400001B0000

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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