Structure 12680 · Fremont County, ID

US 20 over Buffalo River;ponds Br.

Carries US 20 over Buffalo River;ponds Br., 5.7 S. Macks Inn.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT180 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

180 ft end to end, longest span 59 ft: about 3 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.

Built1975rebuilt 2011
Length180.1 ft54.9 m
Daily traffic6,500counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 48 months

Location

StateIdaho
CountyFremont
Location5.7 S. Macks Inn
CarriesUS 20
CrossesBuffalo River;ponds Br.
Coordinates44.42186, -111.37153

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Max Span59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area1004.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000012680

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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