Structure 1430041P0000000 · Flathead County, MT

Going-to-the-sun R over Haystack Creek

Carries Going-to-the-sun R over Haystack Creek, 28 Mi. N. Of Jct. Hwy. 2.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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
20 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

20 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built193591 years old
Length20.0 ft6.1 m
Daily traffic1,942counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyFlathead
Location28 Mi. N. Of Jct. Hwy. 2
CarriesGoing-to-the-sun R
CrossesHaystack Creek
Coordinates48.73872, -113.74517

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Max Span16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area54.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1935

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,942 (2022)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number1430041P0000000

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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