Structure S00278018+06001 · Beaverhead County, MT

S 278 over Grasshopper Creek

Carries S 278 over Grasshopper Creek, 21m W Dillon.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

50 ft end to end, longest span 25 ft. Lengths and the car 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195769 years old
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic668counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyBeaverhead
Location21m W Dillon
CarriesS 278
CrossesGrasshopper Creek
Coordinates45.21535, -113.03956

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area121.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1957

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic668 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberS00278018+06001

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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