Structure U142522535 · Lancaster County, NE

N 27th ST over Salt Creek

Carries N 27th ST over Salt Creek, N 27th Fairfield ST.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT382 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

382 ft end to end, longest span 105 ft: about 5 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.

Built1985rebuilt 2021
Length381.9 ft116.4 m
Daily traffic30,130counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyLancaster
LocationN 27th Fairfield ST
CarriesN 27th ST
CrossesSalt Creek
Coordinates40.84680, -96.68210

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length381.9 ft (116.4 m)
Max Span105.0 ft (32 m)
Deck Width78.4 ft (23.9 m)
Deck Area2782.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1985 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30,130 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberU142522535

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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