Structure FDC · Converse County, WY

Wyo 59 over Bnsf Railway

Carries Wyo 59 over Bnsf Railway, Douglas Bypass.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT542 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

542 ft end to end, longest span 144 ft: about 1.5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198838 years old
Length542.0 ft165.2 m
Daily traffic6,320counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateWyoming
CountyConverse
LocationDouglas Bypass
CarriesWyo 59
CrossesBnsf Railway
Coordinates42.77670, -105.40118

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length542.0 ft (165.2 m)
Max Span144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area2362.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,320 (2024)
Truck Traffic32%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberFDC

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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