Structure 17408029 · Custer County, SD

Sd040 over Battle Ck

Carries Sd040 over Battle Ck, 2.4 W Jct Sd 79.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT170 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

170 ft end to end, longest span 46 ft: about 2 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 slab bridge.

Built197452 years old
Length169.9 ft51.8 m
Daily traffic992counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2025every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyCuster
Location2.4 W Jct Sd 79
CarriesSd040
CrossesBattle Ck
Coordinates43.82912, -103.23973

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Max Span45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area549.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic992 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000017408029

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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