Structure P00006028+01091 · Sanders County, MT

S 200 over Clark Fork River

Carries S 200 over Clark Fork River, 1m NW Trout Creek.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,061 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

1,061 ft end to end, longest span 200 ft: about 2.9 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 girder bridge.

Built1958rebuilt 2020
Length1061.0 ft323.4 m
Daily traffic2,069counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountySanders
Location1m NW Trout Creek
CarriesS 200
CrossesClark Fork River
Coordinates47.85371, -115.61082

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1061.0 ft (323.4 m)
Max Span199.8 ft (60.9 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area3395.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,069 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberP00006028+01091

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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