Structure C000913725 · Brown County, NE

Fas 1787 over Niobrara River (meadvil)

Carries Fas 1787 over Niobrara River (meadvil), 6w Us183 Keya Paha Cl.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT240 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

240 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201016 years old
Length240.2 ft73.2 m
Daily traffic65counted 2011
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyBrown
Location6w Us183 Keya Paha Cl
CarriesFas 1787
CrossesNiobrara River (meadvil)
Coordinates42.75140, -99.85060

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area549 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic65 (2011)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberC000913725

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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