Structure SL55X00177 · Lancaster County, NE

L55x over Salt Creek

Carries L55x over Salt Creek, Ncl Lincoln.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT302 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

302 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 4 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.

Built1974rebuilt 2016
Length301.8 ft92 m
Daily traffic10,115counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyLancaster
LocationNcl Lincoln
CarriesL55x
CrossesSalt Creek
Coordinates40.88390, -96.64340

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length301.8 ft (92 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Area2520.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1974 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,115 (2018)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberSL55X00177

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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