Structure P40088100000000 · Milwaukee County, WI

Lrd E Kilbourn AVE over Milwaukee River

Carries Lrd E Kilbourn AVE over Milwaukee River, 0.2m W Jct Ush 18.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT165 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

165 ft end to end: about 2 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built1929rebuilt 1972
Length165.0 ft50.3 m
Daily traffic5,167counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location0.2m W Jct Ush 18
CarriesLrd E Kilbourn AVE
CrossesMilwaukee River
Coordinates43.04160, -87.91292

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length165.0 ft (50.3 m)
Max Span141.1 ft (43 m)
Deck Width84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Area1287.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1929 (reconstructed 1972)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,167 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure NumberP40088100000000

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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