Structure L40042002+06001 · Prairie County, MT

Milwaukee RD over Yellowstone River 030

Carries Milwaukee RD over Yellowstone River 030, 4m SW Terry.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 FT1,078 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,078 ft end to end, longest span 269 ft: about 3.0 football fields. 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 through truss.

Built1907119 years old
Length1077.8 ft328.5 m
Daily traffic37counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyPrairie
Location4m SW Terry
CarriesMilwaukee RD
CrossesYellowstone River 030
Coordinates46.77922, -105.41200

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length1077.8 ft (328.5 m)
Max Span269.4 ft (82.1 m)
Deck Width9.8 ft (3 m)
Deck Area985.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1907

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic37 (2023)
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 Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberL40042002+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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