Structure 9290087 · Buffalo County, SD

Sd045 over Crow Ck

Carries Sd045 over Crow Ck, 0.6 S Jct Sd 34.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT236 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

236 ft end to end, longest span 38 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length235.6 ft71.8 m
Daily traffic755counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyBuffalo
Location0.6 S Jct Sd 34
CarriesSd045
CrossesCrow Ck
Coordinates44.06866, -98.98647

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length235.6 ft (71.8 m)
Max Span37.7 ft (11.5 m)
Deck Width32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Deck Area710.8 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic755 (2024)
Truck Traffic29%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000009290087

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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