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Ush 53 over Br Chippewa River

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

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

Ush 53 over Br Chippewa River in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1971, making it 54 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 22,200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 200 of the 359 inventoried bridges in Chippewa County rated fair (55.7%); 40 (11.1%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 26 ft
Location	0.3M N Jct Sth 29 to E
NBI structure number	B09008300000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Sth 29 over Unnamed Creek	2004	28,300	Good
Ush 53 over Tilden Creek	1970	17,600	Fair
Ush 53 SB over Duncan Creek	1971	17,600	Good
Ush 53 N over Duncan Creek	1971	17,600	Good
Ush 53 S over Sth 124	2002	17,400	Fair
Sth 29 over Hay Creek	1963	16,100	Fair