Structure EAO · Johnson County, WY

Jo Cnty RD 204b over Powder River

Carries Jo Cnty RD 204b over Powder River, 34 Miles S.e. Of Buffalo.

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 overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT223 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

223 ft end to end, longest span 86 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.

Built198343 years old
Length223.1 ft68 m
Daily traffic31counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWyoming
CountyJohnson
Location34 Miles S.e. Of Buffalo
CarriesJo Cnty RD 204b
CrossesPowder River
Coordinates44.14417, -106.13998

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length223.1 ft (68 m)
Max Span86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area591.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic31 (2024)
Truck Traffic39%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberEAO

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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