Structure S00540031+06621 · Park County, MT

S 540 - E River RD over Yellowstone River

Carries S 540 - E River RD over Yellowstone River, 4m S Livingston.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT285 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

285 ft end to end, longest span 94 ft: about 4 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 deck arch.

Built1921rebuilt 1958
Length284.8 ft86.8 m
Daily traffic1,160counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyPark
Location4m S Livingston
CarriesS 540 - E River RD
CrossesYellowstone River
Coordinates45.59698, -110.56670

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length284.8 ft (86.8 m)
Max Span93.8 ft (28.6 m)
Deck Width25.3 ft (7.7 m)
Deck Area668.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1921 (reconstructed 1958)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,160 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberS00540031+06621

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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