Structure B40005000000000 · Milwaukee County, WI

IH 94 Wb-e-w Freew over Lrd 44th St/ Cp Railway

Carries IH 94 Wb-e-w Freew over Lrd 44th St/ Cp Railway, 2.4m W Jct IH 43 To N.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT508 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

508 ft end to end, longest span 103 ft: about 7 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.

Built1959rebuilt 1997
Length507.9 ft154.8 m
Daily traffic81,200counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location2.4m W Jct IH 43 To N
CarriesIH 94 Wb-e-w Freew
CrossesLrd 44th St/ Cp Railway
Coordinates43.03346, -87.96703

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length507.9 ft (154.8 m)
Max Span103.3 ft (31.5 m)
Deck Width62.3 ft (19 m)
Deck Area2941.2 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic81,200 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberB40005000000000

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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