Structure 32517215 · Harding County, SD

Sd079 over South Fork Grand Rv

Carries Sd079 over South Fork Grand Rv, 6.5 N Jct Sd 20.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT460 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

460 ft end to end, longest span 89 ft: about 6 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.

Built195769 years old
Length459.6 ft140.1 m
Daily traffic364counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyHarding
Location6.5 N Jct Sd 20
CarriesSd079
CrossesSouth Fork Grand Rv
Coordinates45.64070, -102.99746

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length459.6 ft (140.1 m)
Max Span89.2 ft (27.2 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area1373.0 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1957

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic364 (2024)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000032517215

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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