Structure A011 · Ziebach County, SD

IRR BIA RTE 9 over Abear Creek

Carries IRR BIA RTE 9 over Abear Creek, 10 Km East Of Jct Sd 63.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT70 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

70 ft end to end, longest span 31 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length69.9 ft21.3 m
Daily traffic93counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyZiebach
Location10 Km East Of Jct Sd 63
CarriesIRR BIA RTE 9
CrossesAbear Creek
Coordinates44.86356, -101.15100

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area166.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic93 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerBureau of Indian Affairs
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000000A011

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.