Structure 275690000000000 · Mayes County, OK

S.h. 28 over Pensacola Dam

Carries S.h. 28 over Pensacola Dam, Pensacola Dam @grand Lake.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
5,596 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

5,596 ft end to end, longest span 61 ft: about 16 football fields, or 1.1 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built194086 years old
Length5596.1 ft1705.7 m
Daily traffic3,000counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOklahoma
CountyMayes
LocationPensacola Dam @grand Lake
CarriesS.h. 28
CrossesPensacola Dam
Coordinates36.46806, -95.04174

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length5596.1 ft (1705.7 m)
Max Span61.4 ft (18.7 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area14839.6 sq m
Main Spans51
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther Local Agencies
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number275690000000000

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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