Structure 6800A0000000 · King County, WA

I-5 over Denny Way-lakeview V

Carries I-5 over Denny Way-lakeview V, 2.9 N Jct I-90.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
7,077 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

7,077 ft end to end, longest span 104 ft: about 20 football fields, or 1.3 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length7077.1 ft2157.1 m
Daily traffic92,513counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyKing
Location2.9 N Jct I-90
CarriesI-5
CrossesDenny Way-lakeview V
Coordinates47.61856, -122.32866

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length7077.1 ft (2157.1 m)
Max Span104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Deck Width64.6 ft (19.7 m)
Deck Area42494.9 sq m
Main Spans53
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic92,513 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0006800A0000000

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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