Structure 84421000000000 · Pend Oreille County, WA

Fifth AVE (usk) over Pend Oreille River

Carries Fifth AVE (usk) over Pend Oreille River, 0.70 E Jct Sr20.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,282 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

2,282 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 6.3 football fields. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196462 years old
Length2282.2 ft695.6 m
Daily traffic1,900counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyPend Oreille
Location0.70 E Jct Sr20
CarriesFifth AVE (usk)
CrossesPend Oreille River
Coordinates48.31672, -117.27512

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2282.2 ft (695.6 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Area5982.2 sq m
Main Spans24
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,900 (2018)
Truck Traffic30%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number084421000000000

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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