Structure I00015280+00942 · Cascade County, MT

I 15 over Sep 5th AVE SW

Carries I 15 over Sep 5th AVE SW, Great Falls.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very 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 FT125 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

125 ft end to end, longest span 52 ft. 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
Length125.0 ft38.1 m
Daily traffic5,254counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyCascade
LocationGreat Falls
CarriesI 15
CrossesSep 5th AVE SW
Coordinates47.50116, -111.34309

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Max Span51.5 ft (15.7 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area453.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,254 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberI00015280+00942

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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