Structure L32101000+01001 · Missoula County, MT

North AVE W over Bitterroot River 010

Carries North AVE W over Bitterroot River 010, W Missoula.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT346 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

346 ft end to end, longest span 180 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 through truss.

Built1935rebuilt 1964
Length345.8 ft105.4 m
Daily traffic3,627counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyMissoula
LocationW Missoula
CarriesNorth AVE W
CrossesBitterroot River 010
Coordinates46.85313, -114.09790

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length345.8 ft (105.4 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area527 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 1964)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,627 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberL32101000+01001

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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