Structure I00090098+04271 · Missoula County, MT

I 90 over Sep Butler Creek Road

Carries I 90 over Sep Butler Creek Road, 3.7m W Missoula.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT138 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

138 ft end to end, longest span 50 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.

Built196660 years old
Length138.1 ft42.1 m
Daily traffic10,499counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyMissoula
Location3.7m W Missoula
CarriesI 90
CrossesSep Butler Creek Road
Coordinates46.93594, -114.09399

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length138.1 ft (42.1 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area513.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,499 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberI00090098+04271

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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