Structure 27517 · Hennepin County, MN

Msas 296 over US 169

Carries Msas 296 over US 169, 1.9 Mi N Of Jct TH 7.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 FT155 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

155 ft end to end, longest span 88 ft: about 2 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.

Built196462 years old
Length155.2 ft47.3 m
Daily traffic9,000counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
Location1.9 Mi N Of Jct TH 7
CarriesMsas 296
CrossesUS 169
Coordinates44.95449, -93.40079

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length155.2 ft (47.3 m)
Max Span87.6 ft (26.7 m)
Deck Width59.4 ft (18.1 m)
Deck Area856.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,000 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number27517

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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