Structure C001201705 · Butler County, NE

County Road I over Big Blue River

Carries County Road I over Big Blue River, .5w .9n Ulysses.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT102 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

102 ft end to end, longest span 40 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 slab bridge.

Built198541 years old
Length102.0 ft31.1 m
Daily traffic70counted 2003
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyButler
Location.5w .9n Ulysses
CarriesCounty Road I
CrossesBig Blue River
Coordinates41.08890, -97.21510

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length102.0 ft (31.1 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area286.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic70 (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 NumberC001201705

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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