CHICAGO AVE S over MINNEHAHA CREEK

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Facts 

Name:	CHICAGO AVE S over MINNEHAHA CREEK
Structure number:	27547
Location:	AT MINNEHAHA PKWY
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Collector (Urban) [17]
Length of largest span:	50.9 ft. [15.5 m]
Total length:	53.2 ft. [16.2 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	51.8 ft. [15.8 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	66.9 ft. [20.4 m]
Skew angle:	11°
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:	1970
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Main span material:	Prestressed concrete [5]
Main span design:	Slab [01]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Epoxy Overlay [5]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	5,300 [as of 2008]
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. [8]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	57.3 tons [52.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	28.4 tons [25.8 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	91.0

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	8,100 [as of 1997]
Truck traffic:	10% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. [8]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	56.9 tons [51.7 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	28.2 tons [25.6 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	92.4

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	6,875 [as of 1989]
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. [8]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	31.7 tons [28.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	20.8 tons [18.9 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	79.2

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