Structure 345 · County 063 County, AK

Copper River HWY over Copper Delta

Carries Copper River HWY over Copper Delta, Mile Point 37.9.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT481 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

481 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 7 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built197749 years old
Length481.0 ft146.6 m
Daily traffic65counted 2012
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlaska
CountyCounty 063
LocationMile Point 37.9
CarriesCopper River HWY
CrossesCopper Delta
Coordinates60.52590, -144.81071

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length481.0 ft (146.6 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area1363.4 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic65 (2012)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number0345

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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