Structure P57003300000000 · Sawyer County, WI

Lrd Chief River RD over N Fk Chief River

Carries Lrd Chief River RD over N Fk Chief River, 2.2m W Jct Cth A.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

24 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 slab bridge.

Built197254 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic52counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountySawyer
Location2.2m W Jct Cth A
CarriesLrd Chief River RD
CrossesN Fk Chief River
Coordinates46.01194, -91.24111

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area58.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic52 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure NumberP57003300000000

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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