Structure L40004021+04001 · Prairie County, MT

Old HWY 10 E over Rr 046

Carries Old HWY 10 E over Rr 046, 1m W Fallon.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT148 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

148 ft end to end, longest span 51 ft: about 2 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1934rebuilt 1949
Length147.6 ft45 m
Daily traffic507counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyPrairie
Location1m W Fallon
CarriesOld HWY 10 E
CrossesRr 046
Coordinates46.83201, -105.13854

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length147.6 ft (45 m)
Max Span50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area472.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 1949)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic507 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberL40004021+04001

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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