Structure L49028000+08001 · Sweet Grass County, MT

N Yellowstone Trl over Yellowstone River 010

Carries N Yellowstone Trl over Yellowstone River 010, 6m SW Big Timber.

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
Channelnot part of overall3/9 · Serious
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT427 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

427 ft end to end, longest span 143 ft: about 6 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.

Built200026 years old
Length426.5 ft130 m
Daily traffic129counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountySweet Grass
Location6m SW Big Timber
CarriesN Yellowstone Trl
CrossesYellowstone River 010
Coordinates45.78977, -110.06625

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length426.5 ft (130 m)
Max Span143.0 ft (43.6 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area1,027 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic129 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure NumberL49028000+08001

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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