Structure C001005115 · Buffalo County, NE

County Highway over Wood River

Carries County Highway over Wood River, .5n 5w Of Gibbon.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT74 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

74 ft end to end, longest span 50 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.

Built1975rebuilt 2018
Length74.5 ft22.7 m
Daily traffic120counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyBuffalo
Location.5n 5w Of Gibbon
CarriesCounty Highway
CrossesWood River
Coordinates40.76000, -98.95000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length74.5 ft (22.7 m)
Max Span49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area199.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1975 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic120 (2022)
Truck Traffic60%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberC001005115

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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