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US-18 over Mule Creek

Niobrara County, Wyoming

Map

Coordinates:
+43.36636, -104.23215
43°21'59" N, 104°13'56" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	US-18 over Mule Creek
Structure number:	FGP
Location:	Lusk-Newcastle
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other (Rural) `[02]`
Length of largest span:	12.1 ft. `[3.7 m]`
Total length:	24.6 ft. `[7.5 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1988
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	2
Main spans material:	Concrete `[1]`
Main spans design:	Culvert `[19]`
Deck type:	Not applicable `[N]`

Latest Available Inspection: March 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	2,458 `[as of 2017]`
Truck traffic:	14% of total traffic
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. `[8]`
Culvert condition:	Moderate to major deterioration or disintegration, extensive cracking and leaching or spalls on concrete or masonry walls and slabs. Minor settlement or misalignment. Noticeable scouring or erosion at curtain walls, wingwalls or pipes. Metal culverts have significant distortion and deflection in one section, significant corrosion or deep pitting. `[5]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	54.0

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Culvert Condition	ADT	Suff. Rating
March 2018	Fair	5 out of 10	2458	54.0
April 2016	Fair	6 out of 10	2082	65.0
April 2014	Fair	6 out of 10	1703	80.3
June 2012	Fair	6 out of 10	1683	80.5
April 2010	Fair	6 out of 10	1648	80.7
June 2008	Fair	6 out of 10	1630	80.9
April 2006	Fair	6 out of 10	1650	80.7
April 2004	Fair	6 out of 10	1650	80.7
April 2002	Fair	6 out of 10	1700	80.3
April 2000	Good	7 out of 10	1720	80.2
February 1998	Good	7 out of 10	1580	80.2
January 1996	Good	8 out of 10	1450	81.2
February 1994	Good	7 out of 10	1460	81.2
March 1992	Good	7 out of 10	1440	81.3
April 1990	Good	8 out of 10	1420	81.5

Element Data

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Culvert
Reinforced Concrete Culvert	linear ft.	176	174	1	1	0

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