Structure 29082709 · Cass County, ND

21st ST SE over I-29/ARTHUR Separation

Carries 21st ST SE over I-29/ARTHUR Separation, 4 North Of Argusville.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT265 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

265 ft end to end, longest span 95 ft: about 4 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.

Built197056 years old
Length265.1 ft80.8 m
Daily traffic75counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyCass
Location4 North Of Argusville
Carries21st ST SE
CrossesI-29/ARTHUR Separation
Coordinates47.10833, -96.95826

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length265.1 ft (80.8 m)
Max Span95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area856.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic75 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0029082709

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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