Structure 49027574 · Grant County, ND

Nd Highway 49 over Cannonball River

Carries Nd Highway 49 over Cannonball River, 2 South Jct. Nd 21.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT325 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

325 ft end to end, longest span 160 ft: about 5 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 girder bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length325.1 ft99.1 m
Daily traffic420counted 2019
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyGrant
Location2 South Jct. Nd 21
CarriesNd Highway 49
CrossesCannonball River
Coordinates46.34163, -101.96247

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length325.1 ft (99.1 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Deck Area1109.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic420 (2019)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0049027574

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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