Structure 26379024 · Grant County, SD

Us012 over Whetstone Rv Div Channel

Carries Us012 over Whetstone Rv Div Channel, 0.6 E Jct Sd 109.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT390 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

390 ft end to end, longest span 69 ft: about 5 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.

Built1955rebuilt 1977
Length389.8 ft118.8 m
Daily traffic3,765counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyGrant
Location0.6 E Jct Sd 109
CarriesUs012
CrossesWhetstone Rv Div Channel
Coordinates45.29153, -96.45454

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length389.8 ft (118.8 m)
Max Span68.6 ft (20.9 m)
Deck Width38.4 ft (11.7 m)
Deck Area1390.0 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 1977)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,765 (2024)
Truck Traffic22%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000026379024

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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