Structure P00001458+03301 · Phillips County, MT

US 2 over Rr

Carries US 2 over Rr, 4m E Dodson.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT364 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

364 ft end to end, longest span 126 ft: about 5 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.

Built200818 years old
Length363.8 ft110.9 m
Daily traffic1,252counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyPhillips
Location4m E Dodson
CarriesUS 2
CrossesRr
Coordinates48.38061, -108.16089

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length363.8 ft (110.9 m)
Max Span126.3 ft (38.5 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area1441.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2008

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,252 (2023)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberP00001458+03301

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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