Structure 36021 · Koochiching County, MN

Mn 11 over Big Fork River

Carries Mn 11 over Big Fork River, 7.1 Mi W Of Jct TH 71.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT613 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

613 ft end to end, longest span 122 ft: about 1.7 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.

Built199234 years old
Length612.9 ft186.8 m
Daily traffic731counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyKoochiching
Location7.1 Mi W Of Jct TH 71
CarriesMn 11
CrossesBig Fork River
Coordinates48.51252, -93.71159

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length612.9 ft (186.8 m)
Max Span122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area2391.0 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic731 (2022)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number36021

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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