Structure 33410112 · Hughes County, SD

321 Avenue over Chapelle Ck

Carries 321 Avenue over Chapelle Ck, 0.3w & 10.17s Harrold.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
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 FT72 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

72 ft end to end, longest span 36 ft. 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built196363 years old
Length71.9 ft21.9 m
Daily traffic99counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyHughes
Location0.3w & 10.17s Harrold
Carries321 Avenue
CrossesChapelle Ck
Coordinates44.37928, -99.74461

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Area212.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic99 (2022)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000033410112

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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