Structure 10535 · Carver County, MN

M 51 over Carver Creek

Carries M 51 over Carver Creek, 0.03 Mi SE Jct Csah 40.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT73 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

73 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.

Built199432 years old
Length73.5 ft22.4 m
Daily traffic250counted 1999
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyCarver
Location0.03 Mi SE Jct Csah 40
CarriesM 51
CrossesCarver Creek
Coordinates44.75193, -93.63868

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length73.5 ft (22.4 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Area322.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (1999)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number10535

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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