Structure NDP · Converse County, WY

Co Cnty RD 53 over S Fork Walker Creek

Carries Co Cnty RD 53 over S Fork Walker Creek, 20 Miles NE Of Douglas.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built195076 years old
Length23.6 ft7.2 m
Daily traffic773counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWyoming
CountyConverse
Location20 Miles NE Of Douglas
CarriesCo Cnty RD 53
CrossesS Fork Walker Creek
Coordinates42.95835, -105.10180

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area52.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic773 (2024)
Truck Traffic55%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure NumberNDP

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.