Structure 58025370 · Spink County, SD

185th ST over Turtle Ck

Carries 185th ST over Turtle Ck, 2s 7.5w Tulare.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT62 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

62 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 through truss.

Built1903123 years old
Length62.0 ft18.9 m
Daily traffic31counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2014every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountySpink
Location2s 7.5w Tulare
Carries185th ST
CrossesTurtle Ck
Coordinates44.70664, -98.65600

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area104.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1903

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic31 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2014
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000058025370

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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