Structure B18002400000000 · Eau Claire County, WI

IH 94 WB over Chippewa River 05

Carries IH 94 WB over Chippewa River 05, 0.3m W Jct Sth 37 To N.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 FT913 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

913 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 2.5 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.

Built1965rebuilt 1992
Length913.4 ft278.4 m
Daily traffic13,850counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyEau Claire
Location0.3m W Jct Sth 37 To N
CarriesIH 94 WB
CrossesChippewa River 05
Coordinates44.78011, -91.53561

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length913.4 ft (278.4 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area2978.9 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,850 (2021)
Truck Traffic26%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberB18002400000000

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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