Structure B37036200020000 · Marathon County, WI

Ush 51 over Ush 51

Carries Ush 51 over Ush 51, At 51.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT707 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

707 ft end to end, longest span 220 ft: about 2.0 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 box-beam bridge.

Built201016 years old
Length706.7 ft215.4 m
Daily traffic3,000counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 48 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMarathon
LocationAt 51
CarriesUsh 51
CrossesUsh 51
Coordinates44.95461, -89.66761

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length706.7 ft (215.4 m)
Max Span220.1 ft (67.1 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area1960.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,000 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB37036200020000

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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