Structure C004713705P · Howard County, NE

Friend RD over Spring Creek

Carries Friend RD over Spring Creek, .8w 3.4n Cushing.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT112 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9 · sets the rating

112 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built199333 years old
Length111.9 ft34.1 m
Daily traffic30counted 2003
Last inspectedNovember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyHoward
Location.8w 3.4n Cushing
CarriesFriend RD
CrossesSpring Creek
Coordinates41.34830, -98.39170

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area313.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30 (2003)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberC004713705P

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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