Structure 58100197 · Spink County, SD

Us281 over Snake Ck

Carries Us281 over Snake Ck, 5.8 N Jct US 212.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT186 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

186 ft end to end, longest span 38 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built197848 years old
Length186.4 ft56.8 m
Daily traffic2,141counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 12 months

Location

StateSouth Dakota
CountySpink
Location5.8 N Jct US 212
CarriesUs281
CrossesSnake Ck
Coordinates44.96000, -98.51353

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length186.4 ft (56.8 m)
Max Span37.7 ft (11.5 m)
Deck Width46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Area806.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,141 (2024)
Truck Traffic26%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000058100197

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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