Structure I00015240+04152 · Cascade County, MT

I 15 over Int Dearborn-missouri R

Carries I 15 over Int Dearborn-missouri R, 6m N Craig.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT850 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

850 ft end to end, longest span 180 ft: about 2.4 football fields. 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.

Built197155 years old
Length849.7 ft259 m
Daily traffic2,201counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyCascade
Location6m N Craig
CarriesI 15
CrossesInt Dearborn-missouri R
Coordinates47.13299, -111.88681

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length849.7 ft (259 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width40.7 ft (12.4 m)
Deck Area3211.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,201 (2023)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberI00015240+04152

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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