Structure C003904610 · Greeley County, NE

Salem Road over Dry Creek

Carries Salem Road over Dry Creek, 4.5e 3s Of Scotia.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT38 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

38 ft end to end, longest span 19 ft. 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.

Built1973rebuilt 2011
Length38.1 ft11.6 m
Daily traffic40counted 2003
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyGreeley
Location4.5e 3s Of Scotia
CarriesSalem Road
CrossesDry Creek
Coordinates41.42170, -98.60670

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Area71.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1973 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40 (2003)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberC003904610

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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