Structure 55210381 · Roberts County, SD

470th Avenue over N Fork Whetstone River

Carries 470th Avenue over N Fork Whetstone River, 3n & 2w Of Corona.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT77 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

77 ft end to end, longest span 29 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 slab bridge.

Built198838 years old
Length77.1 ft23.5 m
Daily traffic55counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyRoberts
Location3n & 2w Of Corona
Carries470th Avenue
CrossesN Fork Whetstone River
Coordinates45.38363, -96.80087

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Max Span28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area246.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic55 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000055210381

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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