Structure S020 33948 · Antelope County, NE

Us20 over E Br Verdigris Creek

Carries Us20 over E Br Verdigris Creek, 2e Royal.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT46 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

46 ft end to end. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1986rebuilt 2001
Length45.9 ft14 m
Daily traffic1,405counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyAntelope
Location2e Royal
CarriesUs20
CrossesE Br Verdigris Creek
Coordinates42.33520, -98.09210

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length45.9 ft (14 m)
Max Span44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area200.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1986 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,405 (2018)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge2

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 NumberS020 33948

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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