Structure B40083600000000 · Milwaukee County, WI

Sth 241/27th ST NB over IH 41/43/894

Carries Sth 241/27th ST NB over IH 41/43/894, At Ih43 Xing.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT380 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

380 ft end to end, longest span 104 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.

Built200917 years old
Length380.2 ft115.9 m
Daily traffic18,650counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2021every 47 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMilwaukee
LocationAt Ih43 Xing
CarriesSth 241/27th ST NB
CrossesIH 41/43/894
Coordinates42.96229, -87.94845

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length380.2 ft (115.9 m)
Max Span104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Deck Width52.5 ft (16 m)
Deck Area1854.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,650 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge11

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 47 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB40083600000000

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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