Structure U1825J2205 · Douglas County, NE

Mercy Rd/fau 5040 over Little Papillion Creek

Carries Mercy Rd/fau 5040 over Little Papillion Creek, Omaha Mercy @ 65th.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT131 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

131 ft end to end, longest span 52 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 slab bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length130.9 ft39.9 m
Daily traffic5,574counted 2014
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyDouglas
LocationOmaha Mercy @ 65th
CarriesMercy Rd/fau 5040
CrossesLittle Papillion Creek
Coordinates41.23800, -96.01710

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length130.9 ft (39.9 m)
Max Span51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Width58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Deck Area714.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,574 (2014)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberU1825J2205

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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