Structure 27W49 · Hennepin County, MN

Undetermined Road over I 35w

Carries Undetermined Road over I 35w, 0.1 Mi N Of Jct TH 494.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT178 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

178 ft end to end, longest span 86 ft: 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
Length177.8 ft54.2 m
Daily traffic22,400counted 2025
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyHennepin
Location0.1 Mi N Of Jct TH 494
CarriesUndetermined Road
CrossesI 35w
Coordinates44.86325, -93.29862

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length177.8 ft (54.2 m)
Max Span86.3 ft (26.3 m)
Deck Width41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Deck Area677.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2024

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,400 (2025)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number27W49

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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