Structure U135003920 · Buffalo County, NE

AVE M over N Rr St/hwy 30/uprr

Carries AVE M over N Rr St/hwy 30/uprr, AVE M Kearney.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,276 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,276 ft end to end, longest span 154 ft: about 3.5 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.

Built200224 years old
Length1275.9 ft388.9 m
Daily traffic4,525counted 2012
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyBuffalo
LocationAVE M Kearney
CarriesAVE M
CrossesN Rr St/hwy 30/uprr
Coordinates40.69900, -99.06590

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1275.9 ft (388.9 m)
Max Span153.9 ft (46.9 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area5133.5 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,525 (2012)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberU135003920

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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