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Cth J over Big Hay Meadow Creek

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

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

Cth J over Big Hay Meadow Creek in Lincoln 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 1958, making it 67 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 450 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 78 of the 158 inventoried bridges in Lincoln County rated fair (49.4%); 9 (5.7%) 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	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 41 ft
Location	0.5M E Jct Cth X
NBI structure number	B35000700000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Sth 4TH Street over Wisconsin River 42	2011	15,223	Good
Ush 51 NB over Cth H	1996	13,900	Good
Ush 51 SB over Cth H	1996	13,900	Good
Ush 51 SB over Little Pine Creek	1999	12,600	Good
Ush 51 NB over Wisconsin River 35	1974	8,700	Fair
Ush 51 NB over Canadian National RR	1974	8,450	Good