Structure I00015160+08741 · Jefferson County, MT

I 15 over Boulder River

Carries I 15 over Boulder River, 4.3m E Basin.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT196 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

196 ft end to end, longest span 103 ft: about 3 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.

Built198046 years old
Length195.9 ft59.7 m
Daily traffic3,856counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyJefferson
Location4.3m E Basin
CarriesI 15
CrossesBoulder River
Coordinates46.25686, -112.18519

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length195.9 ft (59.7 m)
Max Span103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Deck Width88.3 ft (26.9 m)
Deck Area1605.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,856 (2023)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberI00015160+08741

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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