Structure L53504000+07001 · Valley County, MT

Whatley RD over Milk River 071

Carries Whatley RD over Milk River 071, 7m SE Glasgow.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT368 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

368 ft end to end, longest span 118 ft: about 5 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.

Built1998rebuilt 2014
Length368.1 ft112.2 m
Daily traffic78counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyValley
Location7m SE Glasgow
CarriesWhatley RD
CrossesMilk River 071
Coordinates48.15150, -106.51164

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length368.1 ft (112.2 m)
Max Span118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area886.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1998 (reconstructed 2014)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic78 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberL53504000+07001

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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