Russell Street EBL
Carrying Russell Street EBL over Big Sioux River
west of Kiwanis Avenue, Minnehaha, South Dakota
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Russell Street EBL in Minnehaha, South Dakota sits above 75% of rated South Dakota bridges on inventory load rating (38 t), while its 2013 build year is earlier than 12% of Minnehaha's recorded-year cohort (393 bridges).
Russell Street EBL in Minnehaha, South Dakota is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2013, it carries 3 rated components 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:000000050183196
POST-2000 · PRESTRESS · LONG-SPAN-RUN · SUPER-LED · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- POST-2000 2000+
- PRESTRESS Prestressed concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 4 spans
- SUPER-LED Superstructure-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy 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: Russell Street EBL
The Russell Street EBL bridge in Minnehaha, South Dakota carries Russell Street EBL over Big Sioux River. It was built in 2013, making it 13 years old today. The structure is built primarily of prestressed concrete and spans 4 sections, stretching 87.2 meters (286 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 19,500 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of South Dakota bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show a deck rating of 7/9, superstructure at 6/9, substructure at 8/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How Russell Street EBL compares
Age against the county: built in 2013, earlier than 49 of Minnehaha's 393 bridges with a recorded construction year (12%), against a county median build year of 1990. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across South Dakota bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (5,886 of 5,887 rated).
Russell Street EBL vs every rated South Dakota bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
38 Top 25% higher than 75% 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.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Minnehaha inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 393 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
- 2013
- Material
- Prestressed Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 4
- Structure Length
- 87.2 m (286 ft)
- Deck Width
- 17.1 m (56 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 19,500 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000050183196
Condition Analysis
- • At 7/9, the deck (driving surface) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates fair at 6/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • At 8/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
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 Russell Street EBL 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 Russell Street EBL against other structures in Minnehaha 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 Russell Street EBL?
Russell Street EBL in Minnehaha, South Dakota has a deck rating of 7/9, superstructure rating of 6/9, and substructure rating of 8/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Russell Street EBL inspected?
Russell Street EBL'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 19,500 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Russell Street EBL 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 Russell Street EBL?
Russell Street EBL has an NBI inventory load rating of 38.4 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Russell Street EBL?
Russell Street EBL is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is Russell Street EBL and does age affect safety?
Russell Street EBL was built in 2013, making it 13 years old.
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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