Structure 14520 · Twin Falls County, ID

SH 50 over Snake River;hansen Br.

Carries SH 50 over Snake River;hansen Br., 8.3 E. Twin Falls.

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 FT762 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

762 ft end to end, longest span 258 ft: about 2.1 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.

Built196660 years old
Length762.1 ft232.3 m
Daily traffic9,200counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2022every 48 months

Location

StateIdaho
CountyTwin Falls
Location8.3 E. Twin Falls
CarriesSH 50
CrossesSnake River;hansen Br.
Coordinates42.56576, -114.30034

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length762.1 ft (232.3 m)
Max Span257.9 ft (78.6 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area2415.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic30%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000014520

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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