Structure 43024183 · Lyman County, SD

Us083 over Medicine Ck

Carries Us083 over Medicine Ck, 0.6 N Jct Sd 248.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 5/9

A culvert 50 ft across with 4 openings. 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, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built200323 years old
Length50.2 ft15.3 m
Daily traffic2,284counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountyLyman
Location0.6 N Jct Sd 248
CarriesUs083
CrossesMedicine Ck
Coordinates43.93000, -100.31958

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignCulvert
Total Length50.2 ft (15.3 m)
Max Span12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area373.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,284 (2023)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000043024183

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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