Structure B49012500000000 · Portage County, WI

Lrd Bear Creek RD over Bear Creek

Carries Lrd Bear Creek RD over Bear Creek, 0.9m S Jct Cth C.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT40 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

40 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built200125 years old
Length40.4 ft12.3 m
Daily traffic162counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 48 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyPortage
Location0.9m S Jct Cth C
CarriesLrd Bear Creek RD
CrossesBear Creek
Coordinates44.50588, -89.66753

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area97.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic162 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberB49012500000000

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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