Structure 85053000000000 · King County, WA

5th AVE S over ST Tunnel

Carries 5th AVE S over ST Tunnel, 5th AVE S So S Jackson ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT940 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

940 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft: 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 slab bridge.

Built1910rebuilt 1987
Length940.0 ft286.5 m
Daily traffic8,000counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyKing
Location5th AVE S So S Jackson ST
Carries5th AVE S
CrossesST Tunnel
Coordinates47.59778, -122.32778

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length940.0 ft (286.5 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area1403.8 sq m
Main Spans38
Year Built1910 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther Local Agencies
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number085053000000000

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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