Structure B40020700000000 · Milwaukee County, WI

Lrd W Locust ST over IH 43-n-s Freeway

Carries Lrd W Locust ST over IH 43-n-s Freeway, 0.6m E Jct Sth 57.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT198 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

198 ft end to end, longest span 64 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1964rebuilt 2023
Length198.2 ft60.4 m
Daily traffic16,300counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location0.6m E Jct Sth 57
CarriesLrd W Locust ST
CrossesIH 43-n-s Freeway
Coordinates43.07108, -87.92102

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length198.2 ft (60.4 m)
Max Span63.6 ft (19.4 m)
Deck Width102.4 ft (31.2 m)
Deck Area1884.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2023)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,300 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB40020700000000

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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