Structure U142522533 · Lancaster County, NE

N 27th St/fau 5231 over Bnsf/city Sts 064-127-r

Carries N 27th St/fau 5231 over Bnsf/city Sts 064-127-r, Lincoln 27th @ Leighton.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,234 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,234 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 3.4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1984rebuilt 2012
Length1233.9 ft376.1 m
Daily traffic27,690counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyLancaster
LocationLincoln 27th @ Leighton
CarriesN 27th St/fau 5231
CrossesBnsf/city Sts 064-127-r
Coordinates40.83610, -96.68210

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1233.9 ft (376.1 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width59.7 ft (18.2 m)
Deck Area6845.0 sq m
Main Spans15
Year Built1984 (reconstructed 2012)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,690 (2019)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberU142522533

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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