Structure NKA-RW-007 · Red Willow County, NE

Field Access over Red Willow Canal

Carries Field Access over Red Willow Canal, 300 Feet Off Of Highway 6.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

25 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
Length25.3 ft7.7 m
Daily traffic5counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyRed Willow
Location300 Feet Off Of Highway 6
CarriesField Access
CrossesRed Willow Canal
Coordinates40.23402, -100.44966

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length25.3 ft (7.7 m)
Max Span23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area38.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerBureau of Reclamation
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure NumberNKA-RW-007

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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