Structure 26338038 · Grant County, SD

483 Avenue over Whetstone Rv

Carries 483 Avenue over Whetstone Rv, 4.8e & 3.2n Milbank.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT98 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

98 ft end to end, longest span 51 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 through truss.

Built196264 years old
Length98.1 ft29.9 m
Daily traffic25counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2016every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyGrant
Location4.8e & 3.2n Milbank
Carries483 Avenue
CrossesWhetstone Rv
Coordinates45.27134, -96.54007

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Max Span50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Width19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Area173.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2016
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000026338038

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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