Structure C002107905P · Custer County, NE

County Highway over South Loup River

Carries County Highway over South Loup River, 2.5s 14e Of Oconto #593.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT153 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

153 ft end to end, longest span 56 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built199036 years old
Length152.9 ft46.6 m
Daily traffic5counted 2003
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyCuster
Location2.5s 14e Of Oconto #593
CarriesCounty Highway
CrossesSouth Loup River
Coordinates41.09500, -99.49500

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length152.9 ft (46.6 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area433.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5 (2003)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberC002107905P

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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