Structure B40088700000000 · Milwaukee County, WI

IH 794 EB over IH Ramp Broadway St-ih 7

Carries IH 794 EB over IH Ramp Broadway St-ih 7, 0.8 Mi E Jct IH 43.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT823 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

823 ft end to end, longest span 134 ft: about 2.3 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.

Built201412 years old
Length823.5 ft251 m
Daily traffic36,950counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2022every 48 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location0.8 Mi E Jct IH 43
CarriesIH 794 EB
CrossesIH Ramp Broadway St-ih 7
Coordinates43.03549, -87.90948

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length823.5 ft (251 m)
Max Span133.5 ft (40.7 m)
Deck Width64.3 ft (19.6 m)
Deck Area4919.6 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic36,950 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB40088700000000

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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