Structure S00464023+09171 · Glacier County, MT

Duck Lake RD over Dry Fork Milk River

Carries Duck Lake RD over Dry Fork Milk River, 12m SE Babb.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT93 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

93 ft end to end, longest span 46 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.

Built197749 years old
Length92.8 ft28.3 m
Daily traffic866counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyGlacier
Location12m SE Babb
CarriesDuck Lake RD
CrossesDry Fork Milk River
Coordinates48.83073, -113.20116

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Max Span45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area308.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic866 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberS00464023+09171

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.