Structure DJI · Big Horn County, WY

Bh Cnty RD 268 over Medicine Lodge Creek

Carries Bh Cnty RD 268 over Medicine Lodge Creek, 3 Miles Ne. Of Hyattville.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

45 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.

Built197749 years old
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic189counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateWyoming
CountyBig Horn
Location3 Miles Ne. Of Hyattville
CarriesBh Cnty RD 268
CrossesMedicine Lodge Creek
Coordinates44.26860, -107.56802

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area108.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic189 (2024)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure NumberDJI

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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