Structure B4004000S190000 · Milwaukee County, WI

IH 794 over Lrd E Lincoln AVE

Carries IH 794 over Lrd E Lincoln AVE, 0.2 Mi N Jct Carferry DR.

Overall conditionGood

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT449 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

449 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: about 6 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.

Built1977rebuilt 2015
Length448.8 ft136.8 m
Daily traffic25,000counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 23 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location0.2 Mi N Jct Carferry DR
CarriesIH 794
CrossesLrd E Lincoln AVE
Coordinates43.00381, -87.89187

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length448.8 ft (136.8 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Deck Area4664.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1977 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 23 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB4004000S190000

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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