Structure 11600000035891 · Mineral County, MT

No Data Entered over North Fork Little Joe

Carries No Data Entered over North Fork Little Joe, No Data Entered.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT96 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

96 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20233 years old
Length96.5 ft29.4 m
Daily traffic502 lanes
Last inspectedMarch 2025every 6 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyMineral
LocationNo Data Entered
CarriesNo Data Entered
CrossesNorth Fork Little Joe
Coordinates47.24701, -115.21955

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length96.5 ft (29.4 m)
Max Span95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area235.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 6 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number011600000035891

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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