Structure S080 03896L · Cheyenne County, NE

I80 over Link 17b & RD 77

Carries I80 over Link 17b & RD 77, Potter Interchg.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT99 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

99 ft end to end, longest span 52 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.

Built1974rebuilt 2004
Length99.1 ft30.2 m
Daily traffic7,800counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyCheyenne
LocationPotter Interchg
CarriesI80
CrossesLink 17b & RD 77
Coordinates41.20600, -103.31730

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length99.1 ft (30.2 m)
Max Span51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area389.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1974 (reconstructed 2004)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,800 (2018)
Truck Traffic62%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberS080 03896L

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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