Structure KN0000000 · King County, WA

I-90 over Lake Washington

Carries I-90 over Lake Washington, 1.9 E Jct I-5.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
6,561 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

6,561 ft end to end: about 18 football fields, or 1.2 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 bridge of this kind.

Built1940rebuilt 1992
Length6561.0 ft1999.8 m
Daily traffic68,544counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyKing
Location1.9 E Jct I-5
CarriesI-90
CrossesLake Washington
Coordinates47.59000, -122.28333

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignOther
Total Length6561.0 ft (1999.8 m)
Max Span6561.0 ft (1999.8 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area36596.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic68,544 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000KN0000000

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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