Structure 83461000000000 · Pierce County, WA

Fox Islnd Br RD NW over Hale Passage

Carries Fox Islnd Br RD NW over Hale Passage, 0.1 S Warren DR NW.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
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 FT1,951 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

1,951 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 5.4 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195472 years old
Length1951.1 ft594.7 m
Daily traffic5,525counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyPierce
Location0.1 S Warren DR NW
CarriesFox Islnd Br RD NW
CrossesHale Passage
Coordinates47.27993, -122.64773

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length1951.1 ft (594.7 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area4876.5 sq m
Main Spans20
Year Built1954

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,525 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number083461000000000

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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