Structure 14020 · Caribou County, ID

SH 34 over Bear River;grace Bridge

Carries SH 34 over Bear River;grace Bridge, 0.6 N. Grace.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT541 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

541 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 1.5 football fields. 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.

Built197452 years old
Length541.0 ft164.9 m
Daily traffic2,200counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIdaho
CountyCaribou
Location0.6 N. Grace
CarriesSH 34
CrossesBear River;grace Bridge
Coordinates42.58553, -111.73042

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length541.0 ft (164.9 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width51.5 ft (15.7 m)
Deck Area2588.9 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000014020

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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