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Ush 53 NB over Totogatic River

Washburn 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 Totogatic River in Washburn County, Wisconsin, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1981, making it 44 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 23 of the 49 inventoried bridges in Washburn County rated fair (46.9%); 1 (2.0%) 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 269 ft
Location	3.0M N Jct Sth 77
NBI structure number	B65002800000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ush 63 over Yellow River	1975	9,000	Fair
Ush 53 SB over Potato Creek	2021	8,500	Good
Ush 53 NB over Potato Creek	2022	8,500	Good
Sth 70 over Ush 53	1986	5,680	Good
Sth 70 over Yellow River	2023	5,600	Good
Ush 63 over Namekagon River	1966	4,600	Fair