Structure U177525120 · Lincoln County, NE

Buffalo Bill AVE over Frnt St/uprr 816-151-w

Carries Buffalo Bill AVE over Frnt St/uprr 816-151-w, N Platte Buffalo Bill AVE.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,424 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,424 ft end to end, longest span 215 ft: about 4.0 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.

Built198937 years old
Length1423.9 ft434 m
Daily traffic8,000counted 2013
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyLincoln
LocationN Platte Buffalo Bill AVE
CarriesBuffalo Bill AVE
CrossesFrnt St/uprr 816-151-w
Coordinates41.14390, -100.79150

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1423.9 ft (434 m)
Max Span214.9 ft (65.5 m)
Deck Width38.4 ft (11.7 m)
Deck Area5077.8 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,000 (2013)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberU177525120

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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