Structure P03011000000000 · Barron County, WI

Lrd 15th AVE over Br Lightning Creek

Carries Lrd 15th AVE over Br Lightning Creek, 0.2m W Of 5 1/2 Street.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1920rebuilt 1950
Length24.6 ft7.5 m
Daily traffic25counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyBarron
Location0.2m W Of 5 1/2 Street
CarriesLrd 15th AVE
CrossesBr Lightning Creek
Coordinates45.42399, -92.04817

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Max Span23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area57 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1950)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberP03011000000000

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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