Structure 57026360 · County 102 County, SD

IRR Us018 over Black Tail Ck

Carries IRR Us018 over Black Tail Ck, 1.8 E Fall River Co Line.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT133 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

133 ft end to end, longest span 43 ft. 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.

Built195373 years old
Length132.5 ft40.4 m
Daily traffic1,294counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyCounty 102
Location1.8 E Fall River Co Line
CarriesIRR Us018
CrossesBlack Tail Ck
Coordinates43.18835, -102.96424

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length132.5 ft (40.4 m)
Max Span42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area395.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1953

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,294 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000057026360

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.