Structure 24162058 · Fall River County, SD

Us018 over Draw

Carries Us018 over Draw, 3 S Jct US 18 & Sd 89.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT804 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

804 ft end to end, longest span 180 ft: about 2.2 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.

Built198244 years old
Length804.1 ft245.1 m
Daily traffic2,434counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyFall River
Location3 S Jct US 18 & Sd 89
CarriesUs018
CrossesDraw
Coordinates43.39390, -103.73214

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length804.1 ft (245.1 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area3186.3 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,434 (2024)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000024162058

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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