Structure L16410002+03001 · Gallatin County, MT

Williams Br RD over Jefferson River 046

Carries Williams Br RD over Jefferson River 046, 5m SW Willow Creek.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT324 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

324 ft end to end, longest span 139 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 through truss.

Built1898rebuilt 1980
Length323.8 ft98.7 m
Daily traffic87counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMontana
CountyGallatin
Location5m SW Willow Creek
CarriesWilliams Br RD
CrossesJefferson River 046
Coordinates45.80259, -111.69677

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length323.8 ft (98.7 m)
Max Span139.1 ft (42.4 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area483.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1898 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic87 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberL16410002+03001

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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