Structure E09229T0240 · Prince of Wales-Hyder County, AK

IRR BIA RTE 26 over Unnamed Stream

Carries IRR BIA RTE 26 over Unnamed Stream, 8.2km From Totem Way.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT69 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

69 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 box-beam bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length68.6 ft20.9 m
Daily traffic5counted 2019
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlaska
CountyPrince of Wales-Hyder
Location8.2km From Totem Way
CarriesIRR BIA RTE 26
CrossesUnnamed Stream
Coordinates57.06206, -133.96491

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length68.6 ft (20.9 m)
Max Span62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Width16.7 ft (5.1 m)
Deck Area106.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCode 61
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number0000E09229T0240

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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