Structure 40130217 · Lake County, SD

455 AVE over North Br Buffalo Ck

Carries 455 AVE over North Br Buffalo Ck, 2.0w & 0.5s Franklin.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built197749 years old
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic60counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyLake
Location2.0w & 0.5s Franklin
Carries455 AVE
CrossesNorth Br Buffalo Ck
Coordinates43.87805, -97.10896

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area71.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic60 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000040130217

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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