Structure B40016500000000 · Milwaukee County, WI

Sth 24 EB over IH 41/43/894

Carries Sth 24 EB over IH 41/43/894, 2.4m E Jct Ush 45.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT344 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

344 ft end to end, longest span 103 ft: about 5 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.

Built1963rebuilt 2010
Length344.2 ft104.9 m
Daily traffic4,400counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
Location2.4m E Jct Ush 45
CarriesSth 24 EB
CrossesIH 41/43/894
Coordinates42.96128, -88.01190

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length344.2 ft (104.9 m)
Max Span103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Deck Width44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Area1437.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,400 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB40016500000000

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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