Structure 85015000000000 · Pierce County, WA

East Lincoln AVE over Puyallup River

Carries East Lincoln AVE over Puyallup River, 0.7 N Jct I-5.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT466 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

466 ft end to end, longest span 170 ft: about 6 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 through truss.

Built1929rebuilt 2011
Length465.9 ft142 m
Daily traffic6,100counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyPierce
Location0.7 N Jct I-5
CarriesEast Lincoln AVE
CrossesPuyallup River
Coordinates47.24982, -122.41421

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length465.9 ft (142 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area1689.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1929 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,100 (2020)
Truck Traffic36%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number085015000000000

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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