Structure L01008012+04001 · Beaverhead County, MT

Bannack Bench RD over Grasshopper Creek 009

Carries Bannack Bench RD over Grasshopper Creek 009, Bannack.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT55 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

55 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.

Built201214 years old
Length55.1 ft16.8 m
Daily traffic100counted 2025
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyBeaverhead
LocationBannack
CarriesBannack Bench RD
CrossesGrasshopper Creek 009
Coordinates45.16725, -113.01221

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Max Span54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area149.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2025)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberL01008012+04001

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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