TH 55 over MINNEHAHA CREEK

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Facts 

Name:	TH 55 over MINNEHAHA CREEK
Structure number:	27X03
Location:	2.2 MI NW OF JCT TH 5
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:	40.4 ft. [12.3 m]
Total length:	41.7 ft. [12.7 m]
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1999
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	MS 22.5 / HS 25 [9]
Main span material:	Concrete [1]
Main span design:	Culvert [19]
Deck type:	Not applicable [N]
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	22,600 [as of 2008]
Truck traffic:	4% of total traffic
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]
Culvert condition:	No noticeable or noteworthy deficiencies which affect the condition of the culvert. Insignificant scrape marks caused by drift. [8]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	53.9 tons [49.0 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	36.0 tons [32.7 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	81.4

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	28,500 [as of 1996]
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Channel protection:	There are no noticeable or noteworthy deficiencies which affect the condition of the channel. [9]
Culvert condition:	No deficiencies [9]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	53.5 tons [48.6 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	96.3

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