Structure 2440 · Hennepin County, MN

Mn 65 over Miss Rvr; Main; W Rvr Pk

Carries Mn 65 over Miss Rvr; Main; W Rvr Pk, 0.3 Mi NE Of Jct TH 952a.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,887 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,887 ft end to end, longest span 237 ft: about 5.2 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 deck arch.

Built1917rebuilt 2023
Length1887.5 ft575.3 m
Daily traffic14,500counted 2017
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
Location0.3 Mi NE Of Jct TH 952a
CarriesMn 65
CrossesMiss Rvr; Main; W Rvr Pk
Coordinates44.98342, -93.25886

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length1887.5 ft (575.3 m)
Max Span236.5 ft (72.1 m)
Deck Width81.7 ft (24.9 m)
Deck Area14325.0 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1917 (reconstructed 2023)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,500 (2017)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number2440

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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