Structure S026 03470 · Scotts Bluff County, NE

Us26 over Ninemile Creek

Carries Us26 over Ninemile Creek, 2e Minatare.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT84 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

84 ft end to end, longest span 36 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.

Built200125 years old
Length84.0 ft25.6 m
Daily traffic4,870counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2024every 48 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyScotts Bluff
Location2e Minatare
CarriesUs26
CrossesNinemile Creek
Coordinates41.81480, -103.46510

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Area355.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,870 (2018)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberS026 03470

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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