Structure 9612 · Hennepin County, MN

M 1448 over Minnehaha Creek

Carries M 1448 over Minnehaha Creek, 0.2 Mi E Of Nicollet AVE.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT43 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

43 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 girder bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length43.0 ft13.1 m
Daily traffic2,419counted 2013
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
Location0.2 Mi E Of Nicollet AVE
CarriesM 1448
CrossesMinnehaha Creek
Coordinates44.90858, -93.27573

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Area179.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,419 (2013)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number9612

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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