Structure B16015800000000 · Douglas County, WI

Sth TH 23 over ST Louis River

Carries Sth TH 23 over ST Louis River, At Wisc State Line.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT680 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

680 ft end to end, longest span 126 ft: about 1.9 football fields. 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 deck arch.

Built1919107 years old
Length680.4 ft207.4 m
Daily traffic1,650counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyDouglas
LocationAt Wisc State Line
CarriesSth TH 23
CrossesST Louis River
Coordinates46.65896, -92.28354

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length680.4 ft (207.4 m)
Max Span126.3 ft (38.5 m)
Deck Width48.2 ft (14.7 m)
Deck Area3048.8 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1919

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,650 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberB16015800000000

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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