Structure CDZ · Washakie County, WY

US 16 over Tensleep Creek

Carries US 16 over Tensleep Creek, Worland - Buffalo.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT100 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

100 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.

Built196066 years old
Length100.1 ft30.5 m
Daily traffic1,252counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWyoming
CountyWashakie
LocationWorland - Buffalo
CarriesUS 16
CrossesTensleep Creek
Coordinates44.06765, -107.35341

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Max Span94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area308.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,252 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberCDZ

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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