Structure 9090 · Polk County, MN

US 2 over Red River

Carries US 2 over Red River, At N Dakota State Line.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,259 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,259 ft end to end, longest span 279 ft: about 3.5 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 through truss.

Built1963rebuilt 2016
Length1258.5 ft383.6 m
Daily traffic15,475counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyPolk
LocationAt N Dakota State Line
CarriesUS 2
CrossesRed River
Coordinates47.93330, -97.03719

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length1258.5 ft (383.6 m)
Max Span278.9 ft (85 m)
Deck Width67.3 ft (20.5 m)
Deck Area7863.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,475 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number9090

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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