Structure L32210001+00801 · Missoula County, MT

Turah RD over Clark Fork 103

Carries Turah RD over Clark Fork 103, 4m SE Bonner.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT287 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9

287 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 4 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.

Built196264 years old
Length286.7 ft87.4 m
Daily traffic100counted 2025
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyMissoula
Location4m SE Bonner
CarriesTurah RD
CrossesClark Fork 103
Coordinates46.82606, -113.81436

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length286.7 ft (87.4 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area725.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2025)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure NumberL32210001+00801

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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