Structure 88701000000000 · King County, WA

14/16th AVE SE over Duwamish River

Carries 14/16th AVE SE over Duwamish River, 0.8 Mi N Of Sr-99.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT921 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

921 ft end to end: about 2.6 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built201412 years old
Length920.9 ft280.7 m
Daily traffic16,000counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyKing
Location0.8 Mi N Of Sr-99
Carries14/16th AVE SE
CrossesDuwamish River
Coordinates47.52856, -122.31475

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length920.9 ft (280.7 m)
Max Span198.2 ft (60.4 m)
Deck Width70.5 ft (21.5 m)
Deck Area6035.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number088701000000000

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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