Structure S00381004+04001 · Musselshell County, MT

Goulding Creek RD over Harper`s Coulee

Carries Goulding Creek RD over Harper`s Coulee, 11m SW Roundup.

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
CAR · 15 FT39 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

39 ft end to end, longest span 19 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195472 years old
Length39.0 ft11.9 m
Daily traffic137counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyMusselshell
Location11m SW Roundup
CarriesGoulding Creek RD
CrossesHarper`s Coulee
Coordinates46.32152, -108.61542

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area95.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1954

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic137 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberS00381004+04001

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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