Structure L31169000+01001 · Mineral County, MT

Southside Crossing over Clark Fork 015

Carries Southside Crossing over Clark Fork 015, N Dry Creek Int.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT429 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

429 ft end to end, longest span 163 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.

Built198244 years old
Length429.5 ft130.9 m
Daily traffic299counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyMineral
LocationN Dry Creek Int
CarriesSouthside Crossing
CrossesClark Fork 015
Coordinates47.22876, -114.96593

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length429.5 ft (130.9 m)
Max Span163.1 ft (49.7 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area1374.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic299 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberL31169000+01001

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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