Structure B40007800000000 · Milwaukee County, WI

Lrd Doctor Martin over IH 43

Carries Lrd Doctor Martin over IH 43, 0.1 Mi S Jct Sth 190.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT457 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

457 ft end to end, longest span 186 ft: about 6 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.

Built1961rebuilt 2002
Length457.3 ft139.4 m
Daily traffic12,400counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location0.1 Mi S Jct Sth 190
CarriesLrd Doctor Martin
CrossesIH 43
Coordinates43.08710, -87.92132

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length457.3 ft (139.4 m)
Max Span185.7 ft (56.6 m)
Deck Width66.6 ft (20.3 m)
Deck Area2829.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,400 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB40007800000000

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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