Structure CEY · Converse County, WY

US 18 over Lost Creek

Carries US 18 over Lost Creek, Orin Jct - Lusk.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT137 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

137 ft end to end, longest span 51 ft. 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.

Built196462 years old
Length137.1 ft41.8 m
Daily traffic2,117counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateWyoming
CountyConverse
LocationOrin Jct - Lusk
CarriesUS 18
CrossesLost Creek
Coordinates42.76330, -104.92203

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length137.1 ft (41.8 m)
Max Span50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area422.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,117 (2024)
Truck Traffic22%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberCEY

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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