Structure CAE · Park County, WY

US 14a over Shoshone River

Carries US 14a over Shoshone River, Cody - Powell.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT499 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

499 ft end to end, longest span 135 ft: about 7 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.

Built1957rebuilt 2001
Length499.0 ft152.1 m
Daily traffic7,206counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWyoming
CountyPark
LocationCody - Powell
CarriesUS 14a
CrossesShoshone River
Coordinates44.57628, -108.97294

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length499.0 ft (152.1 m)
Max Span134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Deck Width56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Area2600.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,206 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberCAE

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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