Structure S034 31644 · Lancaster County, NE

Us34 over West Oak Creek

Carries Us34 over West Oak Creek, 8nw Lincoln.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT144 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

144 ft end to end, longest span 48 ft: about 2 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built200521 years old
Length144.0 ft43.9 m
Daily traffic6,290counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 48 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyLancaster
Location8nw Lincoln
CarriesUs34
CrossesWest Oak Creek
Coordinates40.88710, -96.79420

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width99.7 ft (30.4 m)
Deck Area1334.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,290 (2018)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberS034 31644

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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