Structure 26352030 · Grant County, SD

145 Street over Whetstone Rv

Carries 145 Street over Whetstone Rv, 0.6s & 2.4w Big Stone.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT198 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

198 ft end to end, longest span 49 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built195967 years old
Length198.2 ft60.4 m
Daily traffic374counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyGrant
Location0.6s & 2.4w Big Stone
Carries145 Street
CrossesWhetstone Rv
Coordinates45.28332, -96.50999

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length198.2 ft (60.4 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area483.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic374 (2022)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000026352030

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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