Structure 84807000000000 · Pend Oreille County, WA

Fertile Valley RD over W Br Lttle Spokane River

Carries Fertile Valley RD over W Br Lttle Spokane River, 3 Miles W/o HWY 211.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT104 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

104 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length104.0 ft31.7 m
Daily traffic200counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyPend Oreille
Location3 Miles W/o HWY 211
CarriesFertile Valley RD
CrossesW Br Lttle Spokane River
Coordinates48.14627, -117.33655

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area329.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number084807000000000

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.