Structure I00015282+05472 · Cascade County, MT

I 15 over Int Emerson Jct-rr

Carries I 15 over Int Emerson Jct-rr, 1m N Great Falls.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT379 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

379 ft end to end, longest span 82 ft: about 5 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.

Built196759 years old
Length378.6 ft115.4 m
Daily traffic3,561counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyCascade
Location1m N Great Falls
CarriesI 15
CrossesInt Emerson Jct-rr
Coordinates47.52149, -111.37969

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length378.6 ft (115.4 m)
Max Span82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area1130.9 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,561 (2023)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberI00015282+05472

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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