Structure 4367B0000000 · Lewis County, WA

I-5 over Cowlitz River

Carries I-5 over Cowlitz River, 2.0 N Cowlitz Co.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT760 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 7/9

760 ft end to end, longest span 240 ft: about 2.1 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 through truss.

Built195373 years old
Length759.8 ft231.6 m
Daily traffic21,828counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyLewis
Location2.0 N Cowlitz Co
CarriesI-5
CrossesCowlitz River
Coordinates46.41287, -122.89000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length759.8 ft (231.6 m)
Max Span240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area2362.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1953

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,828 (2023)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number0004367B0000000

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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