Structure B400285027I0000 · Milwaukee County, WI

IH 94 Wb-ih 43 NB over Lrd Canal ST

Carries IH 94 Wb-ih 43 NB over Lrd Canal ST, 5.7m N Jct IH 894 To W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT752 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

752 ft end to end, longest span 205 ft: about 2.1 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 girder bridge.

Built1968rebuilt 1987
Length752.0 ft229.2 m
Daily traffic78,000counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location5.7m N Jct IH 894 To W
CarriesIH 94 Wb-ih 43 NB
CrossesLrd Canal ST
Coordinates43.03085, -87.92246

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length752.0 ft (229.2 m)
Max Span205.1 ft (62.5 m)
Deck Width70.5 ft (21.5 m)
Deck Area4927.8 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic78,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberB400285027I0000

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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