Structure GF02 · Grand Forks County, ND

Minnesota AVE over Red River Of The North

Carries Minnesota AVE over Red River Of The North, Minnesota Ave-grand Forks.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT838 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

838 ft end to end, longest span 117 ft: about 2.3 football fields. 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.

Built196759 years old
Length837.9 ft255.4 m
Daily traffic5,200counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyGrand Forks
LocationMinnesota Ave-grand Forks
CarriesMinnesota AVE
CrossesRed River Of The North
Coordinates47.92179, -97.02099

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length837.9 ft (255.4 m)
Max Span117.1 ft (35.7 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area2809.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,200 (2019)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0000GF02

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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