Structure B40085400000000 · Milwaukee County, WI

IH Ramp Es IH 94 W over IH 41/ih 94

Carries IH Ramp Es IH 94 W over IH 41/ih 94, .7 M W Of Sth 181.

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 FT2,477 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

2,477 ft end to end, longest span 235 ft: about 6.9 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 box-beam bridge.

Built20188 years old
Length2477.4 ft755.1 m
Daily traffic18,000counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2022every 48 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location.7 M W Of Sth 181
CarriesIH Ramp Es IH 94 W
CrossesIH 41/ih 94
Coordinates43.02830, -88.03167

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length2477.4 ft (755.1 m)
Max Span234.9 ft (71.6 m)
Deck Width40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Deck Area9287.7 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,000 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge20

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB40085400000000

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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