Continuing Authorities Program 14: Sheldon Road Bridge

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Published April 3, 2020
Updated: Sept. 25, 2023

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to stabilize the riverbank adjacent to Sheldon Road in order to protect the bridge from eroding into the Sheyenne River. 

Location

This project is located where Sheldon Road crosses over the Sheyenne River approximately 4.75 miles south of Sheldon, North Dakota.

Description

The bank of the Sheyenne River adjacent to the west side of the south abutment of the Sheldon Road Bridge, located on County Road 54, is being threatened by severe erosion. Surveys estimate that approximately 30 linear feet have eroded since 2006 with additional erosion happening since. The erosion is threatening the use of Sheldon Road Bridge and without proper intervention, continued erosion progression could potentially affect the integrity of both the bridge and County Road 54 roadway. 

Status

The Corps signed a project partnership agreement with Ransom County for the Sheldon Road Bridge project in March. Currently, the project is in the design and implementation phase and the Corps will be utilizing a design/build multiple award task order to design and construct the project. A contract award is expected in winter of 2024 with construction anticipated to begin during the summer of 2024. 

Authority

The project is authorized under Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946, as amended; Emergency Streambank Protection. This project is authorized under the Continuing Authorities Program, and is designed to implement projects to protect public or non-profit public facilities and/or services which are open to all on equal terms, have been properly maintained but threatened by natural processes on streambanks and shorelines and are essential and important enough to merit Federal participation in their protection (ER 1105-2-100, F3).

Funding

The design and implementation phase of the project will be cost shared at 65 percent federal and 35 percent non-federal. It is estimated that the total cost to design and construct the project is $1,500,000.

Federal funds allocated to date:  $945,000