Structure 4007 · Beltrami County, MN

US 2 over TH 197 EB

Carries US 2 over TH 197 EB, 0.5 Mi NW Of N Jct TH 71.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT349 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

349 ft end to end, longest span 162 ft: about 5 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.

Built197848 years old
Length348.8 ft106.3 m
Daily traffic2,600counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyBeltrami
Location0.5 Mi NW Of N Jct TH 71
CarriesUS 2
CrossesTH 197 EB
Coordinates47.49853, -94.92249

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length348.8 ft (106.3 m)
Max Span162.4 ft (49.5 m)
Deck Width44.3 ft (13.5 m)
Deck Area1435.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,600 (2018)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number04007

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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