Structure 69100 · St. Louis County, MN

US 2 over ST Louis R Th35; Rr

Carries US 2 over ST Louis R Th35; Rr, At Wisconsin State Line.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
8,320 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

8,320 ft end to end: about 23 football fields, or 1.6 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 arch.

Built198244 years old
Length8320.2 ft2,536 m
Daily traffic17,900counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountySt. Louis
LocationAt Wisconsin State Line
CarriesUS 2
CrossesST Louis R Th35; Rr
Coordinates46.73160, -92.14349

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length8320.2 ft (2,536 m)
Max Span500.0 ft (152.4 m)
Deck Width82.7 ft (25.2 m)
Deck Area63907.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,900 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number69100

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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