Structure 9531 · Ramsey County, MN

Mn 5 over I 35e

Carries Mn 5 over I 35e, At Jct TH 5.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT225 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

225 ft end to end, longest span 86 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.

Built196561 years old
Length225.1 ft68.6 m
Daily traffic29,000counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyRamsey
LocationAt Jct TH 5
CarriesMn 5
CrossesI 35e
Coordinates44.91571, -93.14445

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length225.1 ft (68.6 m)
Max Span86.3 ft (26.3 m)
Deck Width74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Area1550.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic29,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number9531

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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