Structure 18128170 · Grand Forks County, ND

County Highway over Coulee

Carries County Highway over Coulee, 2 North 2 East Emerado.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

26 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length25.9 ft7.9 m
Daily traffic20counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyGrand Forks
Location2 North 2 East Emerado
CarriesCounty Highway
CrossesCoulee
Coordinates47.94754, -97.32494

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Deck Area54.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000018128170

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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