Structure 50205209 · Minnehaha County, SD

11th Street over 3rd AVE Big Sioux Rvr Rr

Carries 11th Street over 3rd AVE Big Sioux Rvr Rr, East Of 2nd Avenue - Sf.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,578 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

1,578 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 4.4 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1971rebuilt 1986
Length1578.4 ft481.1 m
Daily traffic12,500counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyMinnehaha
LocationEast Of 2nd Avenue - Sf
Carries11th Street
Crosses3rd AVE Big Sioux Rvr Rr
Coordinates43.54642, -96.71792

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1578.4 ft (481.1 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width48.6 ft (14.8 m)
Deck Area7120.3 sq m
Main Spans19
Year Built1971 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000050205209

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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