Structure P00033034+00601 · Lincoln County, MT

S 37 Fh 57 over Ten Mile Creek

Carries S 37 Fh 57 over Ten Mile Creek, 18m N Libby Dam.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT230 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

230 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197452 years old
Length230.0 ft70.1 m
Daily traffic346counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyLincoln
Location18m N Libby Dam
CarriesS 37 Fh 57
CrossesTen Mile Creek
Coordinates48.59504, -115.20659

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length230.0 ft (70.1 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width41.3 ft (12.6 m)
Deck Area883.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic346 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberP00033034+00601

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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