Structure 80827000000000 · Lincoln County, WA

Coal Coulee Road over Coal Creek

Carries Coal Coulee Road over Coal Creek, 5.13 S SR 23.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT72 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

72 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 bridge of this kind.

Built1917109 years old
Length71.9 ft21.9 m
Daily traffic35counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 12 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyLincoln
Location5.13 S SR 23
CarriesCoal Coulee Road
CrossesCoal Creek
Coordinates47.41994, -118.30742

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignOther
Total Length71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area146.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1917

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic35 (2020)
Truck Traffic40%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number080827000000000

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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