Structure L25655000+06001 · Lewis and Clark County, MT

Applegate DR over Helena Valley Canal 115

Carries Applegate DR over Helena Valley Canal 115, 6m NW Helena.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT28 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

28 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1958rebuilt 1996
Length27.9 ft8.5 m
Daily traffic1,535counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyLewis and Clark
Location6m NW Helena
CarriesApplegate DR
CrossesHelena Valley Canal 115
Coordinates46.69430, -112.04185

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area79.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,535 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberL25655000+06001

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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