Structure 857 · Denali County, AK

Healy Spur Road over Nenana River At Healy

Carries Healy Spur Road over Nenana River At Healy, Mile Point 3.2.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT498 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

498 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197155 years old
Length498.4 ft151.9 m
Daily traffic720counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlaska
CountyDenali
LocationMile Point 3.2
CarriesHealy Spur Road
CrossesNenana River At Healy
Coordinates63.85421, -148.95577

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length498.4 ft (151.9 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area1427.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic720 (2020)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number0857

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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