Structure M0470C5405 · Saunders County, NE

Elm Street over Hobsons Branch

Carries Elm Street over Hobsons Branch, Ceresco Elm @ Us77.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT41 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

41 ft end to end. 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.

Built197056 years old
Length41.0 ft12.5 m
Daily traffic1,700counted 2003
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountySaunders
LocationCeresco Elm @ Us77
CarriesElm Street
CrossesHobsons Branch
Coordinates41.05720, -96.64110

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Area141.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,700 (2003)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberM0470C5405

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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