Structure S00540008+09201 · Park County, MT

S 540-e River RD over Emigrant Creek

Carries S 540-e River RD over Emigrant Creek, 5m SW Pray.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT67 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

67 ft end to end. 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.

Built200620 years old
Length66.6 ft20.3 m
Daily traffic262counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyPark
Location5m SW Pray
CarriesS 540-e River RD
CrossesEmigrant Creek
Coordinates45.33080, -110.75368

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length66.6 ft (20.3 m)
Max Span65.6 ft (20 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area184.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic262 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberS00540008+09201

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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