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FR172 over Fishtrap Creek

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

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

FR172 over Fishtrap Creek in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1985, making it 40 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 20 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1978).
It is one of 45 of the 98 inventoried bridges in Sawyer County rated fair (45.9%); 17 (17.3%) 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	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 43 ft
Location	4.8 M. W. Jct Cth Gg
NBI structure number	090204000001009
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Sth 27 over Namekagon River	1996	13,500	Poor
Sth 77 over Namekagon River	2000	6,200	Fair
Ush 63 over Namekagon River	1976	3,900	Good
Cth B over Round Lake Narrows	1986	2,296	Fair
Cth B over Chief River	1988	1,803	Good
Sth 27 over Nail Creek	1990	1,600	Good