Structure B40055000150000 · Milwaukee County, WI

Lrd S 16th ST over Land

Carries Lrd S 16th ST over Land, 0.8m N Jct Sth 59.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT234 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

234 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft: about 3 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 girder bridge.

Built1929rebuilt 1986
Length233.9 ft71.3 m
Daily traffic9,109counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location0.8m N Jct Sth 59
CarriesLrd S 16th ST
CrossesLand
Coordinates43.03331, -87.93289

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length233.9 ft (71.3 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area1518.7 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1929 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,109 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB40055000150000

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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