Structure 14177A0000000 · King County, WA

I-90 Ramp over Mercer Slough I-90

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

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,996 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

2,996 ft end to end, longest span 257 ft: about 8.3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199531 years old
Length2996.1 ft913.2 m
Daily traffic2,421counted 2010
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyKing
Location6.4 E Jct I-5
CarriesI-90 Ramp
CrossesMercer Slough I-90
Coordinates47.58075, -122.17883

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2996.1 ft (913.2 m)
Max Span256.9 ft (78.3 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area8036.2 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,421 (2010)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0014177A0000000

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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