Structure 51136350 · Ward County, ND

County Road over Des Lacs River

Carries County Road over Des Lacs River, 1 West 1 North Burlington.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT59 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

59 ft end to end, longest span 21 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.

Built1965rebuilt 2011
Length59.1 ft18 m
Daily traffic5counted 2019
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyWard
Location1 West 1 North Burlington
CarriesCounty Road
CrossesDes Lacs River
Coordinates48.28716, -101.45075

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length59.1 ft (18 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area99 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000051136350

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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