Structure B18016700000000 · Eau Claire County, WI

Ush 53 NB over Eau Claire R

Carries Ush 53 NB over Eau Claire R, .3 Mi. North Of Ush 12.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT999 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

999 ft end to end, longest span 270 ft: about 2.8 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200620 years old
Length998.7 ft304.4 m
Daily traffic22,550counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyEau Claire
Location.3 Mi. North Of Ush 12
CarriesUsh 53 NB
CrossesEau Claire R
Coordinates44.82175, -91.45386

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length998.7 ft (304.4 m)
Max Span270.0 ft (82.3 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area3957.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,550 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberB18016700000000

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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