2nd Street
Carrying 2nd Street over Dead Horse Canyon Creek
2nd Street Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
2nd Street in Sweetwater, Wyoming sits above 41% of rated Wyoming bridges on inventory load rating (33 t), while its 1940 build year is earlier than 98% of Sweetwater's recorded-year cohort (191 bridges).
2nd Street in Sweetwater, Wyoming is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1940, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 7. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good 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:DKG
PRE-1950 · STEEL · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- STEEL Steel
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-GOOD Good
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: 2nd Street
The 2nd Street bridge in Sweetwater, Wyoming carries 2nd Street over Dead Horse Canyon Creek. It was built in 1940, making it 86 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 1 section, stretching 10.7 meters (35 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 5,344 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of Wyoming bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 7/9. The weakest component sits in good condition. All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How 2nd Street compares
Age against the county: built in 1940, earlier than 188 of Sweetwater's 191 bridges with a recorded construction year (98%), against a county median build year of 1967. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Wyoming bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (3,118 of 3,136 rated).
2nd Street vs every rated Wyoming bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
33 Top 59% higher than 41% 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.
Sweetwater inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 191 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
- 1940
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 10.7 m (35 ft)
- Deck Width
- 18.3 m (60 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 5,344 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- DKG
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 2nd 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 2nd Street against other structures in Sweetwater 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 2nd Street?
2nd Street in Sweetwater, Wyoming on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is 2nd Street inspected?
2nd 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 5,344 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. 2nd Street is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for 2nd Street?
2nd Street has an NBI inventory load rating of 32.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining 2nd Street?
2nd Street is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is 2nd Street and does age affect safety?
2nd Street was built in 1940, making it 86 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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