Structure 1213 · Yukon-Koyukuk County, AK

Dalton Highway over Hess Creek

Carries Dalton Highway over Hess Creek, Mile Point 24.3.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT150 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

150 ft end to end: about 2 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.

Built20242 years old
Length149.9 ft45.7 m
Daily traffic250counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlaska
CountyYukon-Koyukuk
LocationMile Point 24.3
CarriesDalton Highway
CrossesHess Creek
Coordinates65.66547, -149.09706

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Max Span146.0 ft (44.5 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area543.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2024

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2019)
Truck Traffic60%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1213

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.