Structure 29152337 · Grand Forks County, ND

US 81 over I-29/MANVEL Interchange

Carries US 81 over I-29/MANVEL Interchange, Junction US 81 Manvel.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT265 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

265 ft end to end, longest span 93 ft: about 4 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.

Built1971rebuilt 1983
Length265.1 ft80.8 m
Daily traffic2,130counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyGrand Forks
LocationJunction US 81 Manvel
CarriesUS 81
CrossesI-29/MANVEL Interchange
Coordinates48.07768, -97.16924

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length265.1 ft (80.8 m)
Max Span92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Width40.7 ft (12.4 m)
Deck Area1001.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1971 (reconstructed 1983)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,130 (2019)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0029152337

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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