Structure L31089001+04001 · Mineral County, MT

S Frontage RD W over Clark Fork 053

Carries S Frontage RD W over Clark Fork 053, 2m W Alberton.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT371 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

371 ft end to end, longest span 175 ft: about 5 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 through truss.

Built1916rebuilt 1999
Length371.1 ft113.1 m
Daily traffic174counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyMineral
Location2m W Alberton
CarriesS Frontage RD W
CrossesClark Fork 053
Coordinates47.01401, -114.50756

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length371.1 ft (113.1 m)
Max Span174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area554.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1916 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic174 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberL31089001+04001

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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