Structure B51015700000000 · Racine County, WI

Sth 38-northwester over Root River

Carries Sth 38-northwester over Root River, 2.7m N Jct Sth 32.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT155 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

155 ft end to end: 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.

Built20242 years old
Length154.5 ft47.1 m
Daily traffic26,500counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyRacine
Location2.7m N Jct Sth 32
CarriesSth 38-northwester
CrossesRoot River
Coordinates42.75182, -87.82449

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length154.5 ft (47.1 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width110.2 ft (33.6 m)
Deck Area1582.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2024

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,500 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberB51015700000000

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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