Structure 52389311 · Pennington County, SD

Sd044 over Rapid Ck

Carries Sd044 over Rapid Ck, 1.9 SW Jct Sd 231.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT128 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

128 ft end to end, longest span 21 ft. 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.

Built196264 years old
Length128.0 ft39 m
Daily traffic12,575counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyPennington
Location1.9 SW Jct Sd 231
CarriesSd044
CrossesRapid Ck
Coordinates44.06595, -103.27291

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length128.0 ft (39 m)
Max Span20.7 ft (6.3 m)
Deck Width65.3 ft (19.9 m)
Deck Area776.1 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,575 (2024)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000052389311

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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