Bridge scour countermeasure assessments at select bridges in the United States, 2014–16
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- Document: Report (2.3 MB pdf)
- Table: Table 3 (19 KB html)
- Additional Report Pieces:
- SiteID-001 Apalachicola River at I-10 (76.6 MB zip)
- SiteID-003 Mississippi River at US-54 (9 MB zip)
- SiteID-004 Mississippi River at I-155 (16.1 MB zip)
- SiteID-007 Wabash River at I-64 (35.4 MB zip)
- SiteID-008 Thompson River at MO-6 (11.2 MB zip)
- SiteID-009 Fox River at US-61 (9.5 MB zip)
- SiteID-017 Clark Fork River at Turah Rd. (4.8 MB zip)
- SiteID-019 Gallatin River at I-90 (7.7 MB zip)
- SiteID-022 Gallatin River at S-205 (5.8 MB zip)
- SiteID-023 Judith River at MT-81 (5.7 MB zip)
- SiteID-024 Musselshell River at S-300 (5.2 MB zip)
- SiteID-025 Tongue River at I-94 (5.8 MB zip)
- SiteID-026 Two Medicine River at US-89 (4.1 MB zip)
- Data Release: USGS data release – Geospatial Data for Bridge Scour Countermeasure Assessments at Select Bridges in the United States, 2014–16
- Version History: Version History
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Abstract
In 2009, the Federal Highway Administration published Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 23 (HEC-23) to provide specific design and implementation guidelines for bridge scour and stream instability countermeasures. However, the effectiveness of countermeasures implemented over the past decade following those guidelines has not been evaluated. Therefore, in 2013, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, began a study to assess the current condition of bridge-scour countermeasures at selected sites to evaluate their effectiveness. Bridge-scour countermeasures were assessed during 2014-2016. Site assessments included reviewing countermeasure design plans, summarizing the peak and daily streamflow history, and assessments at each site. Each site survey included a photo log summary, field form, and topographic and bathymetric geospatial data and metadata. This report documents the study area and site-selection criteria, explains the survey methods used to evaluate the condition of countermeasures, and presents the complete documentation for each countermeasure assessment.
Suggested Citation
Dudunake, T.J., Huizinga , R.J., and Fosness, R.L., 2017, Bridge scour countermeasure assessments at select bridges in the United States, 2014–16 (ver. 1.1, October 2017): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017-1048, 10 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171048.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methods
- Scour Countermeasure Assessment Data
- Summary
- Acknowledgments
- References Cited
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Bridge scour countermeasure assessments at select bridges in the United States, 2014–16 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2017-1048 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20171048 |
| Year Published | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Idaho Water Science Center |
| Description | Report: iv, 10 p.; Table 3: HTML Document; 13 Additional Report Pieces: zip files; Data Release |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Montana |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |