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FR162 over E. Fk. Chippewa River

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

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

FR162 over E. Fk. Chippewa River in Ashland County, Wisconsin, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2024, making it 1 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 20 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
It is one of 35 of the 84 inventoried bridges in Ashland County rated good (41.7%); 4 (4.8%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 152 ft
Location	8.0 M. N. Jct STH70
NBI structure number	091302000018444
Condition class	Good

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