Structure B40092300000000 · Milwaukee County, WI

Lrd N 51st BLVD over Lincoln Creek

Carries Lrd N 51st BLVD over Lincoln Creek, 0.6m N Jct Sth 145.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT120 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

120 ft end to end, longest span 47 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built20179 years old
Length120.1 ft36.6 m
Daily traffic9,375counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 48 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location0.6m N Jct Sth 145
CarriesLrd N 51st BLVD
CrossesLincoln Creek
Coordinates43.09939, -87.97670

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Max Span46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Width83.3 ft (25.4 m)
Deck Area929.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2017

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,375 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberB40092300000000

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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