Structure 40190192 · Lake County, SD

461 AVE over North Buffalo Ck

Carries 461 AVE over North Buffalo Ck, 6.2s & 6.0e Madison.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Culvert at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 7/9

A culvert 23 ft across with 2 openings. 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, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built20215 years old
Length23.3 ft7.1 m
Daily traffic681counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2021every 48 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyLake
Location6.2s & 6.0e Madison
Carries461 AVE
CrossesNorth Buffalo Ck
Coordinates43.91872, -96.98916

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignCulvert
Total Length23.3 ft (7.1 m)
Max Span11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area56.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic681 (2022)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000040190192

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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