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Lrd Middle River R over Poplar River

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

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

Lrd Middle River R over Poplar River in Douglas County, Wisconsin, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1935, making it 90 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 101 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 20 of the 136 inventoried bridges in Douglas County rated poor (14.7%); 20 (14.7%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 32 ft
Location	0.2M W of Cth P
NBI structure number	P16014200000000
Condition class	Poor

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