Structure 83902000000000 · Whitman County, WA

Kitzmiller/5520 over Missouri Flat Creek

Carries Kitzmiller/5520 over Missouri Flat Creek, 0.43 Mi SE Whelan.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

24 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196561 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic237counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyWhitman
Location0.43 Mi SE Whelan
CarriesKitzmiller/5520
CrossesMissouri Flat Creek
Coordinates46.75465, -117.16917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area53.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic237 (2020)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number083902000000000

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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