Structure 100540000001074 · Prince of Wales-Hyder County, AK

3000000-23.95 over Perm

Carries 3000000-23.95 over Perm, Thorne Bay.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT52 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

52 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198541 years old
Length51.8 ft15.8 m
Daily traffic50counted 2006
Last inspectedSeptember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateAlaska
CountyPrince of Wales-Hyder
LocationThorne Bay
Carries3000000-23.95
CrossesPerm
Coordinates55.76350, -132.49130

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width17.4 ft (5.3 m)
Deck Area83.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2006)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number100540000001074

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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