Structure 54009958 · Walsh County, ND

Nd Highway 54 over Red River Of The North

Carries Nd Highway 54 over Red River Of The North, Minnesota Border.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT792 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

792 ft end to end, longest span 215 ft: about 2.2 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 through truss.

Built1959rebuilt 2008
Length792.0 ft241.4 m
Daily traffic1,500counted 2019
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNorth Dakota
CountyWalsh
LocationMinnesota Border
CarriesNd Highway 54
CrossesRed River Of The North
Coordinates48.19500, -97.14000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length792.0 ft (241.4 m)
Max Span214.9 ft (65.5 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area2438.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 2008)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,500 (2019)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number0054009958

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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