Structure KRJ · Goshen County, WY

Go Cnty RD 3b over North Platte River

Carries Go Cnty RD 3b over North Platte River, 6 Mi NW Of Ft. Laramie.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT303 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

303 ft end to end, longest span 59 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.

Built199729 years old
Length303.1 ft92.4 m
Daily traffic24counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWyoming
CountyGoshen
Location6 Mi NW Of Ft. Laramie
CarriesGo Cnty RD 3b
CrossesNorth Platte River
Coordinates42.24813, -104.62872

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length303.1 ft (92.4 m)
Max Span59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area452.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberKRJ

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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