Structure B15010000040000 · Door County, WI

Lrd Michigan Stree over Sturgeon Bay

Carries Lrd Michigan Stree over Sturgeon Bay, 1.0m N Jct Sth 42.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
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 FT810 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

810 ft end to end, longest span 165 ft: about 2.2 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 through truss.

Built1930rebuilt 1979
Length809.7 ft246.8 m
Daily traffic8,300counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyDoor
Location1.0m N Jct Sth 42
CarriesLrd Michigan Stree
CrossesSturgeon Bay
Coordinates44.83222, -87.38058

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length809.7 ft (246.8 m)
Max Span165.4 ft (50.4 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area2640.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 1979)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,300 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberB15010000040000

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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