Structure S034 38800 · Sarpy County, NE

US HWY 34 over Mo River

Carries US HWY 34 over Mo River, S Of La Platte.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · 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 FT3,282 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

3,282 ft end to end, longest span 515 ft: about 9.1 football fields. 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.

Built201412 years old
Length3282.2 ft1000.4 m
Daily traffic8,215counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountySarpy
LocationS Of La Platte
CarriesUS HWY 34
CrossesMo River
Coordinates41.06800, -95.88000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length3282.2 ft (1000.4 m)
Max Span515.1 ft (157 m)
Deck Width89.2 ft (27.2 m)
Deck Area27210.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,215 (2018)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberS034 38800

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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