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Chippewa County signals urgency to replace aging Highway M bridge; engineers move to 30% design
Summary
County officials described severe deterioration of the Highway M bridge over the Chippewa River, outlined engineering next steps, and said funding remains uncertain though state and federal grant pursuit is underway.
Chippewa County highway staff told the county board Feb. 11 that the Highway M bridge over the Chippewa River is the county’s most structurally deficient crossing and that replacement design work is moving ahead to enable grant applications.
Brian Kelly, Chippewa County Highway Commissioner, said the bridge — about 798 feet long and roughly 75 years old — has a sufficiency rating of about 12.2 out of 100 and has been posted at a 20‑ton weight limit after gusset plate buckling and other deterioration. “It’s our biggest bridge in Chippewa County, on the county system,” Kelly said. He noted that a sudden closure would force a long…
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