Structure S480 00310A · Douglas County, NE

I480/20th ST Exit over Chicago/davenport/20th

Carries I480/20th ST Exit over Chicago/davenport/20th, In Omaha.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT621 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

621 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 1.7 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1970rebuilt 2021
Length621.1 ft189.3 m
Daily traffic42,920counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyDouglas
LocationIn Omaha
CarriesI480/20th ST Exit
CrossesChicago/davenport/20th
Coordinates41.26240, -95.94200

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length621.1 ft (189.3 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area1968.7 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic42,920 (2018)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberS480 00310A

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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