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Sth 80 over Melancthon Creek

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

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

Sth 80 over Melancthon Creek in Richland 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 1976, making it 49 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,400 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 129 of the 297 inventoried bridges in Richland County rated fair (43.4%); 10 (3.4%) 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 50 ft
Location	0.8M N Jct Cth C
NBI structure number	B52004900000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ush 14 over Willow Creek	1976	6,500	Good
Lrd Orange St over Nrcs Drainage Channel	1999	5,900	Good
Ush Orange St (ush over Nrcs Drainage Channel	1999	5,900	Good
Ush 14-sth 60 over Bear Creek	1994	5,400	Good
Sth 80-main St over Pine River	1993	5,200	Good
Sth 56-sth 80-main over Pine River	1989	4,600	Fair