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FR164 over E. Fk. Chippewa River

Ashland County, Wisconsin · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

FR164 over E. Fk. Chippewa River in Ashland County, Wisconsin, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1951, making it 74 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 20 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1978).
It is one of 45 of the 84 inventoried bridges in Ashland County rated fair (53.6%); 4 (4.8%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 175 ft
Location	9.8 M. S. Jct Sth 77
NBI structure number	090202000001011
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Wisconsin department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ush 2-front St over Bay City Creek	1969	13,205	Fair
Ush Irr (ush 2) over Denomie Creek	1980	5,000	Fair
Ush Irr (ush 2) over Bad River	1960	4,800	Fair
Ush 2 over Kakagon Slough	1961	4,800	Fair
Ush Irr (ush 2) over Beartrap Creek	1976	4,800	Fair
Lrd Main St over Bay City Creek	1968	3,909	Fair