Structure 52824300 · Pennington County, SD

Old Wasta RD over Cheyenne Rv

Carries Old Wasta RD over Cheyenne Rv, 1.0 N 2.4 E Wasta.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT977 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

977 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 2.7 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 deck truss.

Built194086 years old
Length977.0 ft297.8 m
Daily traffic120counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyPennington
Location1.0 N 2.4 E Wasta
CarriesOld Wasta RD
CrossesCheyenne Rv
Coordinates44.08098, -102.40034

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length977.0 ft (297.8 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Deck Area2412.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic120 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000052824300

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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