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Shore Drive over Gavins Point Powerhouse

Yankton County, South Dakota · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Shore Drive over Gavins Point Powerhouse in Yankton County, South Dakota, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1954, making it 71 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,029 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
It is one of 44 of the 99 inventoried bridges in Yankton County rated fair (44.4%); 13 (13.1%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 334 ft
Location	5 Miles West of Yankton
NBI structure number	CEPNWOSD0000027
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the South Dakota department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US081 over Marne Ck	1959	16,870	Fair
SD050 over Marne Ck	1971	9,753	Fair
US081 over Missouri Rv	2007	7,755	Fair
SD052 over Ck	1988	6,711	Fair
W 21ST Street over Marne Creek	1973	6,324	Good
Burleigh Street over Marne Creek	1989	4,996	Good