Structure 50180180 · Minnehaha County, SD

I029 S over W Benson RD

Carries I029 S over W Benson RD, Benson RD Interchange.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT208 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

208 ft end to end: about 3 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.

Built200323 years old
Length208.0 ft63.4 m
Daily traffic23,855counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 48 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyMinnehaha
LocationBenson RD Interchange
CarriesI029 S
CrossesW Benson RD
Coordinates43.58772, -96.77127

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length208.0 ft (63.4 m)
Max Span204.1 ft (62.2 m)
Deck Width58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Deck Area1134.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,855 (2024)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge15

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000050180180

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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