Structure C006503010 · Nuckolls County, NE

County Highway over Cottonwood Creek

Carries County Highway over Cottonwood Creek, 3s 6.8w Nelson.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

22 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.

Built200026 years old
Length22.0 ft6.7 m
Daily traffic30counted 2000
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyNuckolls
Location3s 6.8w Nelson
CarriesCounty Highway
CrossesCottonwood Creek
Coordinates40.14670, -98.19500

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area52.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30 (2000)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberC006503010

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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