Structure C009104213P · Webster County, NE

River Road over Penny Creek

Carries River Road over Penny Creek, 1s 2w Red Cloud.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

25 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.

Built198442 years old
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic120counted 2011
Last inspectedSeptember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyWebster
Location1s 2w Red Cloud
CarriesRiver Road
CrossesPenny Creek
Coordinates40.05610, -98.55610

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area66.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic120 (2011)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberC009104213P

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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