Structure 274900000000000 · Cherokee County, OK

N4482 over Bobtail Creek

Carries N4482 over Bobtail Creek, 3.7s 3.5w Of Tahlequah.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

26 ft end to end, longest span 10 ft. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length25.9 ft7.9 m
Daily traffic50counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOklahoma
CountyCherokee
Location3.7s 3.5w Of Tahlequah
CarriesN4482
CrossesBobtail Creek
Coordinates35.85665, -95.03493

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Max Span9.8 ft (3 m)
Deck Width22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Deck Area54.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2022)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number274900000000000

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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