Structure 17466 · Franklin County, ID

US 91 over Bear River

Carries US 91 over Bear River, 2.2 N. Preston.

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
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT241 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

241 ft end to end, longest span 99 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.

Built200620 years old
Length241.1 ft73.5 m
Daily traffic4,200counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 48 months

Location

StateIdaho
CountyFranklin
Location2.2 N. Preston
CarriesUS 91
CrossesBear River
Coordinates42.13319, -111.91358

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length241.1 ft (73.5 m)
Max Span99.1 ft (30.2 m)
Deck Width47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Area1058.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000017466

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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