Structure C004724805 · Howard County, NE

2nd AVE over Prairie Creek Trib

Carries 2nd AVE over Prairie Creek Trib, 3se Of ST Libory.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT38 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

38 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20215 years old
Length38.1 ft11.6 m
Daily traffic60counted 2003
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyHoward
Location3se Of ST Libory
Carries2nd AVE
CrossesPrairie Creek Trib
Coordinates41.06071, -98.30759

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Max Span37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area100.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic60 (2003)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberC004724805

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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