Structure S020 40411 · Dixon County, NE

Us20 over Jordan Creek

Carries Us20 over Jordan Creek, 13ne Laurel.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT82 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

82 ft end to end, longest span 32 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built200422 years old
Length82.0 ft25 m
Daily traffic2,295counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 48 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyDixon
Location13ne Laurel
CarriesUs20
CrossesJordan Creek
Coordinates42.46680, -96.90340

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length82.0 ft (25 m)
Max Span32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area352.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,295 (2018)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberS020 40411

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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