Structure L09003009+01001 · Custer County, MT

Valley DR E over Int Shirley-i 94 006

Carries Valley DR E over Int Shirley-i 94 006, 10m NE Miles City.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT260 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

260 ft end to end, longest span 86 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198442 years old
Length260.5 ft79.4 m
Daily traffic391counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyCuster
Location10m NE Miles City
CarriesValley DR E
CrossesInt Shirley-i 94 006
Coordinates46.51593, -105.69118

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length260.5 ft (79.4 m)
Max Span86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area730.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic391 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberL09003009+01001

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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