Structure FRGO30 · Cass County, ND

52nd AVE South over Red River Of The North

Carries 52nd AVE South over Red River Of The North, 52nd AVE South-fargo.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT597 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

597 ft end to end, longest span 125 ft: about 1.7 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197848 years old
Length597.1 ft182 m
Daily traffic1,875counted 2019
Last inspectedSeptember 2021every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyCass
Location52nd AVE South-fargo
Carries52nd AVE South
CrossesRed River Of The North
Coordinates46.80341, -96.79674

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length597.1 ft (182 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Deck Area3075.8 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,875 (2019)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number0000FRGO30

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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