Structure 53C071067400001 · Polk County, OR

Gold Creek Road over South Yamhill River

Carries Gold Creek Road over South Yamhill River, 020 SW Of Wallace Bridge.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT166 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

166 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft: 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.

Built196561 years old
Length166.0 ft50.6 m
Daily traffic218counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOregon
CountyPolk
Location020 SW Of Wallace Bridge
CarriesGold Creek Road
CrossesSouth Yamhill River
Coordinates45.04874, -123.53500

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length166.0 ft (50.6 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area460.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic218 (2020)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number53C071067400001

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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