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Ush 53 NB over St Croix River 14

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

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

Ush 53 NB over St Croix River 14 in Douglas 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 1996, making it 29 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,650 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 54 of the 136 inventoried bridges in Douglas County rated fair (39.7%); 20 (14.7%) 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 193 ft
Location	0.3M N Jct Cth Y
NBI structure number	B16008200000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 535 over St Louis R; RR Street	1961	28,098	Poor
Ush 2-ush 53-e 2ND over Nemadji River	1989	23,300	Fair
Ush 2-ush 53-e 2ND over Bluff Creek	1989	23,300	Good
Ush 2-ush 53-e 2ND over Lrd Service Road	1989	20,400	Good
Ush 53-e 2ND St over Lstt RR	1962	19,500	Fair
Ush 53-e 2ND St over Soo Line	1962	19,500	Fair