Structure 11403000000019 · Lincoln County, MT

Grave Creek Road over Clarence CR

Carries Grave Creek Road over Clarence CR, Clarence CR.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT55 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

55 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length55.1 ft16.8 m
Daily traffic401 lanes
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 48 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyLincoln
LocationClarence CR
CarriesGrave Creek Road
CrossesClarence CR
Coordinates48.88886, -114.80091

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Max Span53.8 ft (16.4 m)
Deck Width16.7 ft (5.1 m)
Deck Area85.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number011403000000019

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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