Structure 8610D0000000 · King County, WA

I-90 over Mercer Slough

Carries I-90 over Mercer Slough, 6.4 E Jct I-5.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,871 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,871 ft end to end, longest span 56 ft: about 5.2 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 slab bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length1871.1 ft570.3 m
Daily traffic22,361counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyKing
Location6.4 E Jct I-5
CarriesI-90
CrossesMercer Slough
Coordinates47.57978, -122.18631

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length1871.1 ft (570.3 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area6330.3 sq m
Main Spans44
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,361 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0008610D0000000

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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