196th Street
Carrying 196th Street over Creek
6S & 0.1E of Hitchcock, Beadle, South Dakota
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
196th Street in Beadle, South Dakota sits above 29% of rated South Dakota bridges on inventory load rating (25 t), while its 1939 build year is earlier than 53% of Beadle's recorded-year cohort (152 bridges).
196th Street in Beadle, South Dakota is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1939, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure SD:000000003151060
PRE-1950 · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: 196th Street
The 196th Street bridge in Beadle, South Dakota carries 196th Street over Creek. It was built in 1939, making it 87 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 1963, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 2 sections, stretching 11.0 meters (36 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 137 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of South Dakota bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 6/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How 196th Street compares
Age against the county: built in 1939, earlier than 81 of Beadle's 152 bridges with a recorded construction year (53%), against a county median build year of 1940. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across South Dakota bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (5,886 of 5,887 rated).
196th Street vs every rated South Dakota bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
25 Top 71% higher than 29% of 5,886 bridges
rated South Dakota bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Beadle inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 152 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1939
- Last Reconstructed
- 1963
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 11.0 m (36 ft) 0
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 137 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000003151060
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether 196th Street is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare 196th Street against other structures in Beadle and across South Dakota. South Dakota bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for 196th Street?
196th Street in Beadle, South Dakota on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is 196th Street inspected?
196th Street's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 137 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. 196th Street is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for 196th Street?
196th Street has an NBI inventory load rating of 24.5 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining 196th Street?
196th Street is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is 196th Street and does age affect safety?
196th Street was built in 1939, making it 87 years old and last reconstructed in 1963.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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