Structure 2757 000000000 · Multnomah County, OR

Hawthorne AVE over Willamette River

Carries Hawthorne AVE over Willamette River, Willamette River Mp 13.2.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,383 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,383 ft end to end: about 3.8 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 lift bridge (drawn closed).

Built1910rebuilt 1997
Length1382.9 ft421.5 m
Daily traffic32,243counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOregon
CountyMultnomah
LocationWillamette River Mp 13.2
CarriesHawthorne AVE
CrossesWillamette River
Coordinates45.51321, -122.67095

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Lift
Total Length1382.9 ft (421.5 m)
Max Span251.0 ft (76.5 m)
Deck Width73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Area9399.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1910 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic32,243 (2020)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number02757 000000000

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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