Structure U135003315 · Buffalo County, NE

30th AVE over N Rr St./uprr

Carries 30th AVE over N Rr St./uprr, 30th AVE Kearney.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT690 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

690 ft end to end, longest span 144 ft: about 1.9 football fields. 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.

Built200026 years old
Length690.0 ft210.3 m
Daily traffic3,000counted 2000
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyBuffalo
Location30th AVE Kearney
Carries30th AVE
CrossesN Rr St./uprr
Coordinates40.69160, -99.12320

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length690.0 ft (210.3 m)
Max Span144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Deck Width51.5 ft (15.7 m)
Deck Area3301.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,000 (2000)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberU135003315

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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