Structure L12146001+02001 · Deer Lodge County, MT

Frontage Road 146 over Willow Creek 033

Carries Frontage Road 146 over Willow Creek 033, 4m S Warm Springs.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT35 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

35 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1931rebuilt 1940
Length35.1 ft10.7 m
Daily traffic100counted 2025
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyDeer Lodge
Location4m S Warm Springs
CarriesFrontage Road 146
CrossesWillow Creek 033
Coordinates46.12644, -112.79857

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Max Span35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area127.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1931 (reconstructed 1940)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2025)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberL12146001+02001

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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