S FRONTIER ROAD
Carrying S FRONTIER ROAD over CROW CREEK
0.10 miles north of Missi, Laramie, Wyoming
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
S FRONTIER ROAD in Laramie, Wyoming is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Built in 1985, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 4. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor 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 WY:AFWYGHLN00670
LATE-CENTURY · PRESTRESS · SINGLE-SPAN · DECK-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- LATE-CENTURY 1980–1999
- PRESTRESS Prestressed concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- DECK-LED Deck-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-POOR Poor
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: S FRONTIER ROAD
The S FRONTIER ROAD bridge in Laramie, Wyoming carries S FRONTIER ROAD over CROW CREEK. It was built in 1985, making it 41 years old today. The structure is built primarily of prestressed concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 41.8 meters (137 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 410 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Wyoming bridges. It is owned and maintained by Navy/Marine.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in poor condition (see the full component ratings below). A component scored 4 or below, placing this bridge in the federal Poor condition category rather than declaring it unsafe or closed.
How S FRONTIER ROAD compares
Age against the county: built in 1985, earlier than 63 of Laramie's 254 bridges with a recorded construction year (25%), against a county median build year of 1968. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Wyoming bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (3,118 of 3,136 rated).
S FRONTIER ROAD vs every rated Wyoming bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
30 Top 73% higher than 27% of 3,118 bridges
rated Wyoming 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.
Laramie inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 254 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
- 1985
- Material
- Prestressed Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 41.8 m (137 ft)
- Deck Width
- 12.5 m (41 ft)
- Owner
- Navy/Marine
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 410 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- AFWYGHLN00670
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) rates poor at 4/9, with advanced deterioration recorded on the latest inspection.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates fair at 5/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • At 6/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
S FRONTIER ROAD is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare S FRONTIER ROAD against other structures in Laramie and across Wyoming. Wyoming 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 S FRONTIER ROAD?
S FRONTIER ROAD in Laramie, Wyoming has a deck rating of 4/9, superstructure rating of 5/9, and substructure rating of 6/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is S FRONTIER ROAD inspected?
S FRONTIER ROAD'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 410 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. S FRONTIER ROAD is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for S FRONTIER ROAD?
S FRONTIER ROAD has an NBI inventory load rating of 29.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining S FRONTIER ROAD?
S FRONTIER ROAD is owned and maintained by Navy/Marine.
How old is S FRONTIER ROAD and does age affect safety?
S FRONTIER ROAD was built in 1985, making it 41 years old.
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