Structure 194001054 L · Morton County, ND

Interstate 194 over Business 94

Carries Interstate 194 over Business 94, 1 Southeast Of Junct 194.

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
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT485 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

485 ft end to end, longest span 160 ft: about 7 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.

Built198145 years old
Length484.9 ft147.8 m
Daily traffic9,100counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyMorton
Location1 Southeast Of Junct 194
CarriesInterstate 194
CrossesBusiness 94
Coordinates46.80815, -100.82742

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length484.9 ft (147.8 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area2113.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,100 (2020)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0194001054 L

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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