Structure S077 18870 · Dakota County, NE

Us77 over Missouri River

Carries Us77 over Missouri River, Ncl South Sioux City.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,502 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

1,502 ft end to end: about 4.2 football fields. 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 through arch.

Built1981rebuilt 1983
Length1502.0 ft457.8 m
Daily traffic32,065counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNebraska
CountyDakota
LocationNcl South Sioux City
CarriesUs77
CrossesMissouri River
Coordinates42.48800, -96.41360

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length1502.0 ft (457.8 m)
Max Span424.9 ft (129.5 m)
Deck Width67.6 ft (20.6 m)
Deck Area9430.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1981 (reconstructed 1983)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic32,065 (2018)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberS077 18870

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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