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Lrd Newald Tower R over Popple River

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

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

Lrd Newald Tower R over Popple River in Florence 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 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 51 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
It is one of 10 of the 20 inventoried bridges in Florence County rated fair (50.0%); 1 (5.0%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 39 ft
Location	7.6M W Jct Sth 101
NBI structure number	P19002400000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ush 2-ush 141 over Menominee River	1980	6,500	Fair
Ush 2-ush 141 over Brule River	1941	3,800	Fair
Cth N over Menominee River	1973	3,500	Poor
Cth N over Little Popple River	1997	1,504	Fair
Sth 139 over Brule River	1989	1,500	Fair
Cth N over Pine River	1998	1,302	Good