Structure S080 18181R · Lincoln County, NE

I80 over Tri-county Canal

Carries I80 over Tri-county Canal, 3e North Platte E Intrchg.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT302 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

302 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 4 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.

Built1964rebuilt 1989
Length301.8 ft92 m
Daily traffic17,730counted 2018
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyLincoln
Location3e North Platte E Intrchg
CarriesI80
CrossesTri-county Canal
Coordinates41.09690, -100.67680

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length301.8 ft (92 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area1251.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,730 (2018)
Truck Traffic40%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberS080 18181R

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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