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Cth I over Ellis Branch

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

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

Cth I over Ellis Branch in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1930 and reconstructed in 1940, making it 95 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 293 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 21 of the 217 inventoried bridges in Lafayette County rated poor (9.7%); 21 (9.7%) 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 24 ft
Location	0.8M N Jct Cth W
NBI structure number	P33022300000000
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Sth 23-sth 81-main over Pecatonica River	1968	10,400	Fair
Ush 151 over Galena R Headwaters	2004	9,800	Fair
Ush 151 NB over Cottage Inn Branch	2002	5,250	Fair
Ush 151 SB over Cottage Inn Branch	2003	5,250	Good
Ush 151 NB over Lrd Private Drive/pecato	2002	5,250	Good
Ush 151 SB over Pecatonica River	2003	5,250	Good