Structure L42434000+04001 · Richland County, MT

County Road 434 over Usbr Main Canal 092

Carries County Road 434 over Usbr Main Canal 092, 1m N Crane.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT56 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

56 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.

Built1908118 years old
Length56.1 ft17.1 m
Daily traffic100counted 2025
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyRichland
Location1m N Crane
CarriesCounty Road 434
CrossesUsbr Main Canal 092
Coordinates47.58666, -104.26179

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Max Span54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area94.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1908

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2025)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberL42434000+04001

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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