Structure 27611 · Hennepin County, MN

Msas 197 over Mississippi River

Carries Msas 197 over Mississippi River, 0.4 Mi E Of Wash. AVE.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT934 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

934 ft end to end, longest span 260 ft: about 2.6 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 box-beam bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length934.1 ft284.7 m
Daily traffic10,348counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
Location0.4 Mi E Of Wash. AVE
CarriesMsas 197
CrossesMississippi River
Coordinates44.99306, -93.27312

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length934.1 ft (284.7 m)
Max Span259.8 ft (79.2 m)
Deck Width75.5 ft (23 m)
Deck Area6548.1 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,348 (2022)
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 Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number27611

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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