Structure DEF · Goshen County, WY

US 85 over Rawhide Creek

Carries US 85 over Rawhide Creek, Lingle - Lusk.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT112 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

112 ft end to end, longest span 43 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built198046 years old
Length111.9 ft34.1 m
Daily traffic904counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2025every 24 months

Location

StateWyoming
CountyGoshen
LocationLingle - Lusk
CarriesUS 85
CrossesRawhide Creek
Coordinates42.45170, -104.36081

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area443.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic904 (2024)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

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

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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