STH 243 over ST CROIX RIVER 06

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Coordinates:
+45.32187, -92.71082
45°19'19" N, 92°42'39" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	STH 243 over ST CROIX RIVER 06
Structure number:	B48022400000000
Location:	AT MINNESOTA STATE LINE
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Rural) `[06]`
Length of largest span:	162.1 ft. `[49.4 m]`
Total length:	673.9 ft. `[205.4 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	31.2 ft. `[9.5 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	34.1 ft. `[10.4 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1953
Year reconstructed:	1980
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 `[2]`
Number of main spans:	5
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Truss - Deck `[09]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Poor
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	6,800 `[as of 2016]`
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Poor `[4 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. `[6]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	48.6
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. `[31]`
Estimated cost of work:	$3,906,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
April 2018	Poor	Poor	Fair	Satisfactory	6800	48.6
April 2016	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	6800	81.0
April 2015	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	6800	84.3
May 2013	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	6800	84.3
June 2012	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	7100	83.9
May 2011	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	7100	83.9
May 2009	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	7800	81.9
July 2008	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	7800	81.9
August 2007	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	7800	81.9
June 2006	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	7330	82.5
July 2005	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	7330	83.6
June 2004	Good	Good	Good	Good	7330	83.6
October 2003	Good	Good	Good	Good	7330	83.6
July 2002	Good	Good	Good	Good	7330	83.6
July 2000	Good	Good	Good	Good	4700	86.8
June 1999	Good	Good	Good	Good	4700	86.8
May 1998	Good	Good	Good	Good	4700	86.8
May 1997	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	4100	87.6
June 1996	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	4360	87.2
January 1995	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	4360	86.2
May 1993	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	3300	87.6
June 1992	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	2050	93.9
April 1991	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	2050	93.9