Structure 50277150 · Minnehaha County, SD

259th Street over Split Rock Creek

Carries 259th Street over Split Rock Creek, 0.3w & 1n Corson.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
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 FT238 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

238 ft end to end, longest span 118 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.

Built198145 years old
Length238.2 ft72.6 m
Daily traffic194counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyMinnehaha
Location0.3w & 1n Corson
Carries259th Street
CrossesSplit Rock Creek
Coordinates43.63100, -96.58012

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length238.2 ft (72.6 m)
Max Span118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area769.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic194 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000050277150

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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