Structure 7657 01E 02726 · Marion County, OR

HWY 81 SB over HWY 51

Carries HWY 81 SB over HWY 51, 018 Mi S Aurora.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT157 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

157 ft end to end, longest span 66 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.

Built195472 years old
Length157.2 ft47.9 m
Daily traffic7,148counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOregon
CountyMarion
Location018 Mi S Aurora
CarriesHWY 81 SB
CrossesHWY 51
Coordinates45.20390, -122.77933

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length157.2 ft (47.9 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area450.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1954

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,148 (2022)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number07657 01E 02726

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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