Structure B54002000000000 · Rusk County, WI

Lrd Thornapple RD over Thornapple River

Carries Lrd Thornapple RD over Thornapple River, 0.7m N Jct Ush 8-105.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT144 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

144 ft end to end, longest span 57 ft: about 2 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 slab bridge.

Built197650 years old
Length144.0 ft43.9 m
Daily traffic113counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyRusk
Location0.7m N Jct Ush 8-105
CarriesLrd Thornapple RD
CrossesThornapple River
Coordinates45.47467, -91.23589

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Max Span57.4 ft (17.5 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area351.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic113 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberB54002000000000

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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