Structure B4004000S220000 · Milwaukee County, WI

IH Ramp IH 794 EB over Land

Carries IH Ramp IH 794 EB over Land, 3.3 Mi E Jct IH 94.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT391 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

391 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: about 5 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 2014
Length391.1 ft119.2 m
Daily traffic5,500counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location3.3 Mi E Jct IH 94
CarriesIH Ramp IH 794 EB
CrossesLand
Coordinates43.00597, -87.89217

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length391.1 ft (119.2 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area894 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1977 (reconstructed 2014)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB4004000S220000

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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