Structure C007522105 · Rock County, NE

Aspen Avenue over Niobrara River

Carries Aspen Avenue over Niobrara River, 6e N7 Keya Paha Cl.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT569 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 4/9Substructure 4/9

569 ft end to end, longest span 175 ft: about 1.6 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 through truss.

Built1912rebuilt 1962
Length568.9 ft173.4 m
Daily traffic35counted 2011
Last inspectedJune 2017every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyRock
Location6e N7 Keya Paha Cl
CarriesAspen Avenue
CrossesNiobrara River
Coordinates42.73300, -99.48150

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length568.9 ft (173.4 m)
Max Span174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area867 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1912 (reconstructed 1962)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic35 (2011)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2017
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberC007522105

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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