Structure P00037061+04521 · Rosebud County, MT

IRR - US 212 over Tongue River

Carries IRR - US 212 over Tongue River, 1m W Ashland.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT204 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

204 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: about 3 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.

Built1949rebuilt 1994
Length203.7 ft62.1 m
Daily traffic2,126counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyRosebud
Location1m W Ashland
CarriesIRR - US 212
CrossesTongue River
Coordinates45.59316, -106.28697

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length203.7 ft (62.1 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area801.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1949 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,126 (2023)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberP00037061+04521

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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