Structure 11007000000070 · Flathead County, MT

Red Mdw CR Road over Chain Creek

Carries Red Mdw CR Road over Chain Creek, 2 Mi E Red Mdw Lake.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built196660 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic10counted 1990
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 48 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyFlathead
Location2 Mi E Red Mdw Lake
CarriesRed Mdw CR Road
CrossesChain Creek
Coordinates48.77509, -114.54349

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Area33.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (1990)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number011007000000070

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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