Structure 24475200 · Fall River County, SD

Us018 over South Fork Blacktail Ck

Carries Us018 over South Fork Blacktail Ck, 6 E Jct US 385 S.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT93 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

93 ft end to end, longest span 33 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 slab bridge.

Built195274 years old
Length92.8 ft28.3 m
Daily traffic598counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyFall River
Location6 E Jct US 385 S
CarriesUs018
CrossesSouth Fork Blacktail Ck
Coordinates43.18756, -103.11943

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Max Span33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area297.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1952

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic598 (2024)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000024475200

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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