Structure C001025530 · Buffalo County, NE

Fas 2015 over South Loup River

Carries Fas 2015 over South Loup River, Jct N2/n68 .4s.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT268 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9

268 ft end to end, longest span 103 ft: about 4 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.

Built198442 years old
Length268.0 ft81.7 m
Daily traffic1,550counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyBuffalo
LocationJct N2/n68 .4s
CarriesFas 2015
CrossesSouth Loup River
Coordinates41.01180, -98.91280

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length268.0 ft (81.7 m)
Max Span103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area800.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,550 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberC001025530

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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