Structure I00094052+01481 · Yellowstone County, MT

I 94 over Bighorn River

Carries I 94 over Bighorn River, 0.6m W Bighorn.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT580 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

580 ft end to end, longest span 188 ft: about 1.6 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 girder bridge.

Built196363 years old
Length580.1 ft176.8 m
Daily traffic2,613counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyYellowstone
Location0.6m W Bighorn
CarriesI 94
CrossesBighorn River
Coordinates46.14387, -107.46341

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length580.1 ft (176.8 m)
Max Span188.0 ft (57.3 m)
Deck Width31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Area1715.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,613 (2023)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberI00094052+01481

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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