Structure 52239394 · Pennington County, SD

Deerfield Road over Newton Fork Ck

Carries Deerfield Road over Newton Fork Ck, .3w & .8n Hill City.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built198739 years old
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic1,837counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyPennington
Location.3w & .8n Hill City
CarriesDeerfield Road
CrossesNewton Fork Ck
Coordinates43.94809, -103.58163

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area79.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,837 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000052239394

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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