Structure 12375 · Bonneville County, ID

US 20 over Willow Creek

Carries US 20 over Willow Creek, 3 N. Idaho Falls.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

22 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built1970rebuilt 2004
Length22.0 ft6.7 m
Daily traffic27,000counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2022every 48 months

Location

StateIdaho
CountyBonneville
Location3 N. Idaho Falls
CarriesUS 20
CrossesWillow Creek
Coordinates43.54742, -111.99950

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width219.2 ft (66.8 m)
Deck Area447.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 2004)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000012375

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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