Structure R0730 · Hennepin County, MN

Service RD over County Ditch 43

Carries Service RD over County Ditch 43, At SW Transit Station.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT65 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 9/9

65 ft end to end, longest span 26 ft. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built20233 years old
Length65.3 ft19.9 m
Daily traffic1counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
LocationAt SW Transit Station
CarriesService RD
CrossesCounty Ditch 43
Coordinates44.85990, -93.44502

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length65.3 ft (19.9 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width63.6 ft (19.4 m)
Deck Area386.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther Local Agencies
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberR0730

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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