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Lrd Melby Street over Ush 53

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

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

Lrd Melby Street over Ush 53 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 deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2003, making it 22 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,000 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


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 246 ft
Location	Ush 53
NBI structure number	B09026200000000
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 Br Chippewa River	1971	22,200	Fair
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