Structure S021 01167 · Dawson County, NE

N21 over Platte River

Carries N21 over Platte River, 1s Cozad.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT675 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 8/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9 · sets the rating

675 ft end to end, longest span 67 ft: about 1.9 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.

Built198739 years old
Length674.9 ft205.7 m
Daily traffic1,755counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyDawson
Location1s Cozad
CarriesN21
CrossesPlatte River
Coordinates40.83200, -99.99240

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length674.9 ft (205.7 m)
Max Span66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area2674.1 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,755 (2018)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberS021 01167

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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