Structure B18007500000000 · Eau Claire County, WI

Lrd Short ST over Chippewa River 06

Carries Lrd Short ST over Chippewa River 06, 0.7m N Jct Sth 37.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
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 FT556 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

556 ft end to end, longest span 151 ft: about 1.5 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.

Built199828 years old
Length556.4 ft169.6 m
Daily traffic5,512counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyEau Claire
Location0.7m N Jct Sth 37
CarriesLrd Short ST
CrossesChippewa River 06
Coordinates44.79347, -91.53483

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length556.4 ft (169.6 m)
Max Span150.9 ft (46 m)
Deck Width45.3 ft (13.8 m)
Deck Area2340.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,512 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberB18007500000000

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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