Structure C005913135 · Madison County, NE

Fas 2917 over Elkhorn River

Carries Fas 2917 over Elkhorn River, Jct Us275/n121 3e .1s.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT318 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

318 ft end to end, longest span 125 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.

Built198640 years old
Length317.9 ft96.9 m
Daily traffic150counted 2011
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyMadison
LocationJct Us275/n121 3e .1s
CarriesFas 2917
CrossesElkhorn River
Coordinates42.02310, -97.54290

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length317.9 ft (96.9 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area891.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (2011)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical2 — Bridge closed (monitoring)
Structure NumberC005913135

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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