Structure B03002900000000 · Barron County, WI

Lrd 21st ST over Ush 53

Carries Lrd 21st ST over Ush 53, 1.3m N Jct Cth Oo.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT268 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

268 ft end to end, longest span 132 ft: about 4 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.

Built197254 years old
Length267.7 ft81.6 m
Daily traffic200counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyBarron
Location1.3m N Jct Cth Oo
CarriesLrd 21st ST
CrossesUsh 53
Coordinates45.36887, -91.72516

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length267.7 ft (81.6 m)
Max Span131.6 ft (40.1 m)
Deck Width33.8 ft (10.3 m)
Deck Area840.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB03002900000000

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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