Structure B37097100000000 · Marathon County, WI

Ush Bus 51-cth N-t over Wisconsin River 30

Carries Ush Bus 51-cth N-t over Wisconsin River 30, 0.2m W Jct Ush B51.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT698 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

698 ft end to end, longest span 92 ft: about 1.9 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.

Built195175 years old
Length698.5 ft212.9 m
Daily traffic16,100counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWisconsin
CountyMarathon
Location0.2m W Jct Ush B51
CarriesUsh Bus 51-cth N-t
CrossesWisconsin River 30
Coordinates44.94889, -89.62916

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length698.5 ft (212.9 m)
Max Span91.5 ft (27.9 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area2852.9 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1951

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,100 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberB37097100000000

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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