Structure 62238270 · Tripp County, SD

Sd044 over Thunder Ck

Carries Sd044 over Thunder Ck, 4 E Jct US 18.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT99 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

99 ft end to end, longest span 35 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 slab bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length99.4 ft30.3 m
Daily traffic1,172counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2022every 48 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyTripp
Location4 E Jct US 18
CarriesSd044
CrossesThunder Ck
Coordinates43.38608, -99.77454

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length99.4 ft (30.3 m)
Max Span35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area393.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,172 (2024)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000062238270

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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