Structure FDW · Carbon County, WY

Cb Cnty RD 508 over North Platte River

Carries Cb Cnty RD 508 over North Platte River, 6 Mi. N.w. Of Saratoga.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT256 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

256 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built198640 years old
Length255.9 ft78 m
Daily traffic26counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWyoming
CountyCarbon
Location6 Mi. N.w. Of Saratoga
CarriesCb Cnty RD 508
CrossesNorth Platte River
Coordinates41.54028, -106.88181

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length255.9 ft (78 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area826.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberFDW

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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