Structure P57091700000000 · Sawyer County, WI

Lrd Thornapple Gra over Thornapple River

Carries Lrd Thornapple Gra over Thornapple River, 6.7m N Jct Cth J.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT51 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9

51 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built195076 years old
Length50.5 ft15.4 m
Daily traffic23counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountySawyer
Location6.7m N Jct Cth J
CarriesLrd Thornapple Gra
CrossesThornapple River
Coordinates45.65631, -90.98078

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area112.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberP57091700000000

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.