Structure L07001000+06001 · Cascade County, MT

Lowrey RD over Sun River 062

Carries Lowrey RD over Sun River 062, 5m NW Simms.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT200 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

200 ft end to end, longest span 140 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 girder bridge.

Built1960rebuilt 1995
Length200.1 ft61 m
Daily traffic100counted 2025
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyCascade
Location5m NW Simms
CarriesLowrey RD
CrossesSun River 062
Coordinates47.51263, -112.00966

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length200.1 ft (61 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area305 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2025)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberL07001000+06001

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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