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Chippewa County updates plans for aging Highway M bridge as weight limit and safety concerns persist
Summary
County staff described the deteriorating condition of the 798‑foot County Highway M bridge, explained monitoring steps, and outlined a financing and design timetable for replacement planning and 30% engineering work.
Chippewa County highway staff described the Highway M (Chippewa River) bridge as a high‑priority replacement because of structural decline, a reduced weight limit and safety concerns for emergency response and school transportation.
"This is our biggest bridge in Chippewa County on the county system — 798 feet long," Highway Commissioner Brian Kelly said. Kelly told the board the bridge's sufficiency rating is low (about 12.2 out of 100) and that multiple gusset plates on the truss connectors have buckled; the posted…
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