Structure I00090086+06412 · Missoula County, MT

I 90 over Sep Houle Creek Road

Carries I 90 over Sep Houle Creek Road, 3.1m W Frenchtown.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT79 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

79 ft end to end, longest span 28 ft. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built197155 years old
Length79.1 ft24.1 m
Daily traffic5,499counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyMissoula
Location3.1m W Frenchtown
CarriesI 90
CrossesSep Houle Creek Road
Coordinates47.02779, -114.29366

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Max Span27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area322.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,499 (2023)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberI00090086+06412

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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