Structure 15295 · Owyhee County, ID

SH 78 over Brown Creek

Carries SH 78 over Brown Creek, 5.6 W. Hammett.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT62 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

62 ft end to end, longest span 30 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195472 years old
Length62.0 ft18.9 m
Daily traffic880counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIdaho
CountyOwyhee
Location5.6 W. Hammett
CarriesSH 78
CrossesBrown Creek
Coordinates42.93278, -115.56058

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Deck Area153.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1954

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic880 (2023)
Truck Traffic29%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000015295

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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