Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Prestressed concrete [5] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Low slump Concrete [4]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 30.8 m = 101.1 ft
Main Spans: 3 at 10.2 m = 33.5 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 18
Width, Roadway: 12.3 m = 40.4 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 13.5 m = 44.3 ft for a 12.5 m = 41.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Bluffton [06778]: Otter Tail County [111], Minnesota [27]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 4
IN BLUFFTON
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 69.2 metric ton = 76.1 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 41.5 metric ton = 45.7 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck Geometry: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: October 1999 [1099] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 1.1 km = 0.7 mi
Traffic
ADT: 3550 (2019) and Trucks: 15%
Future ADT: 3500 (In 2039
)