Structure BTJ · Fremont County, WY

US 287 over Twin Creek

Carries US 287 over Twin Creek, Muddy Gap Jct-wyo 28 Jct.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT146 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 8/9

146 ft end to end, longest span 57 ft: about 2 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.

Built197254 years old
Length146.0 ft44.5 m
Daily traffic494counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWyoming
CountyFremont
LocationMuddy Gap Jct-wyo 28 Jct
CarriesUS 287
CrossesTwin Creek
Coordinates42.69819, -108.52866

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length146.0 ft (44.5 m)
Max Span57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area525.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic494 (2024)
Truck Traffic38%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberBTJ

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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