Structure 54010 · Norman County, MN

US 75 over Marsh River

Carries US 75 over Marsh River, 0.5 Mi S Of Shelly.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT186 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

186 ft end to end: about 3 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.

Built201016 years old
Length185.7 ft56.6 m
Daily traffic1,500counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyNorman
Location0.5 Mi S Of Shelly
CarriesUS 75
CrossesMarsh River
Coordinates47.44917, -96.82241

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length185.7 ft (56.6 m)
Max Span180.4 ft (55 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area747.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,500 (2018)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number54010

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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