Structure B18007800000000 · Eau Claire County, WI

Lrd Hastings Way S over Eau Claire River

Carries Lrd Hastings Way S over Eau Claire River, 0.5m S Jct Cth Q To E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT814 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

814 ft end to end, longest span 154 ft: about 2.3 football fields. 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.

Built200224 years old
Length814.0 ft248.1 m
Daily traffic48,063counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 48 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyEau Claire
Location0.5m S Jct Cth Q To E
CarriesLrd Hastings Way S
CrossesEau Claire River
Coordinates44.81658, -91.47445

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length814.0 ft (248.1 m)
Max Span154.2 ft (47 m)
Deck Width59.7 ft (18.2 m)
Deck Area4515.4 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic48,063 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberB18007800000000

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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