Structure 11604000000143 · Missoula County, MT

Sawpit over Ninemile CR

Carries Sawpit over Ninemile CR, Sawpit.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT32 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

32 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.

Built197056 years old
Length32.5 ft9.9 m
Daily traffic501 lanes
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyMissoula
LocationSawpit
CarriesSawpit
CrossesNinemile CR
Coordinates47.22838, -114.66909

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width15.4 ft (4.7 m)
Deck Area46.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number011604000000143

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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