Structure 52359325 · Pennington County, SD

Dark Canyon Road over Rapid Ck

Carries Dark Canyon Road over Rapid Ck, 1.7w 0.8s Fish Hatch.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
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 FT110 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

110 ft end to end, longest span 49 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built197254 years old
Length109.9 ft33.5 m
Daily traffic262counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyPennington
Location1.7w 0.8s Fish Hatch
CarriesDark Canyon Road
CrossesRapid Ck
Coordinates44.04653, -103.33389

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area274.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic262 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000052359325

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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