Structure 34063072 · Hutchinson County, SD

Ash Street over Pony Ck

Carries Ash Street over Pony Ck, Ash Street Parkston.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 6/9

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built195076 years old
Length24.6 ft7.5 m
Daily traffic317counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyHutchinson
LocationAsh Street Parkston
CarriesAsh Street
CrossesPony Ck
Coordinates43.39575, -97.98912

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area59.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic317 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000034063072

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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