Structure C007001710 · Pierce County, NE

542nd RD over Dry Creek

Carries 542nd RD over Dry Creek, 0.7nw Of Foster.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT56 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

56 ft end to end, longest span 27 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.

Built20215 years old
Length56.1 ft17.1 m
Daily traffic40counted 2003
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyPierce
Location0.7nw Of Foster
Carries542nd RD
CrossesDry Creek
Coordinates42.28535, -97.67925

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Max Span26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Width28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Area147.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40 (2003)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberC007001710

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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