Structure L12127000+05001 · Deer Lodge County, MT

Stewart ST over Silverbow Creek 012

Carries Stewart ST over Silverbow Creek 012, E Opportunity.

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
CAR · 15 FT76 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

76 ft end to end. 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.

Built196957 years old
Length76.1 ft23.2 m
Daily traffic111counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyDeer Lodge
LocationE Opportunity
CarriesStewart ST
CrossesSilverbow Creek 012
Coordinates46.10735, -112.80506

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area241.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic111 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberL12127000+05001

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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