Structure C001657705P · Cherry County, NE

County Highway over Niobrara River

Carries County Highway over Niobrara River, 5.5s 3w Of Cody.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT91 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 4/9Substructure 4/9

91 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 through truss.

Built1916110 years old
Length90.9 ft27.7 m
Daily traffic35counted 2003
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyCherry
Location5.5s 3w Of Cody
CarriesCounty Highway
CrossesNiobrara River
Coordinates42.84910, -101.31970

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length90.9 ft (27.7 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area119.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1916

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic35 (2003)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical2 — Bridge closed (monitoring)
Structure NumberC001657705P

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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