Structure S039 00893 · Polk County, NE

N39 over Platte River

Carries N39 over Platte River, 1s Silver Creek.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,010 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,010 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 2.8 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.

Built1970rebuilt 2007
Length1009.8 ft307.8 m
Daily traffic1,120counted 2018
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyPolk
Location1s Silver Creek
CarriesN39
CrossesPlatte River
Coordinates41.30610, -97.65920

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1009.8 ft (307.8 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area4001.4 sq m
Main Spans14
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 2007)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,120 (2018)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberS039 00893

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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