Structure 49107240 · Traill County, ND

County Highway over Elm River

Carries County Highway over Elm River, 3 East 1 South Clifford.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT44 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

44 ft end to end, longest span 24 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1935rebuilt 1972
Length44.0 ft13.4 m
Daily traffic20counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyTraill
Location3 East 1 South Clifford
CarriesCounty Highway
CrossesElm River
Coordinates47.33803, -97.34469

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area97.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 1972)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2018)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000049107240

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.

Nearby Bridges