Structure 50104050 · Walsh County, ND

County Highway over Fairdale Drain

Carries County Highway over Fairdale Drain, 1 South Of Fairdale.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

31 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.

Built197749 years old
Length30.8 ft9.4 m
Daily traffic59counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyWalsh
Location1 South Of Fairdale
CarriesCounty Highway
CrossesFairdale Drain
Coordinates48.47592, -98.23119

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area82.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic59 (2022)
Truck Traffic11%
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 Number000000050104050

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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