Structure 11001000003027 · Lake County, MT

Forest Road over Creek

Carries Forest Road over Creek, North Fork Lost Creek.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT34 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

34 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 slab bridge.

Built200521 years old
Length34.1 ft10.4 m
Daily traffic30counted 2003
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 48 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyLake
LocationNorth Fork Lost Creek
CarriesForest Road
CrossesCreek
Coordinates47.89773, -113.73854

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Max Span33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area51.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30 (2003)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number011001000003027

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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