Structure C007923015 · Scotts Bluff County, NE

County Road R over Gering Valley Drain

Carries County Road R over Gering Valley Drain, 1.5se Of Gering.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT122 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

122 ft end to end, longest span 48 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built198541 years old
Length122.0 ft37.2 m
Daily traffic80counted 2003
Last inspectedNovember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyScotts Bluff
Location1.5se Of Gering
CarriesCounty Road R
CrossesGering Valley Drain
Coordinates41.78330, -103.64500

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area364.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic80 (2003)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberC007923015

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.

Nearby Bridges