Structure 27051 · Hennepin County, MN

Mn 77 over American BLVD

Carries Mn 77 over American BLVD, 0.2 Mi S Of Jct TH 494.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT122 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

122 ft end to end, longest span 58 ft. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built198838 years old
Length122.0 ft37.2 m
Daily traffic40,302counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
Location0.2 Mi S Of Jct TH 494
CarriesMn 77
CrossesAmerican BLVD
Coordinates44.85996, -93.24746

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Max Span58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Width125.3 ft (38.2 m)
Deck Area1421.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40,302 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number27051

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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