Structure S096 01843 · Garfield County, NE

N96 over North Loup River

Carries N96 over North Loup River, Jct N11/n91 .6w 1n.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT460 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

460 ft end to end, longest span 160 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.

Built20197 years old
Length460.0 ft140.2 m
Daily traffic980counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyGarfield
LocationJct N11/n91 .6w 1n
CarriesN96
CrossesNorth Loup River
Coordinates41.78499, -99.15726

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length460.0 ft (140.2 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area1654.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2019

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic980 (2018)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberS096 01843

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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