Structure 83637000000000 · Whatcom County, WA

Lake Samish DR N over Lake Samish

Carries Lake Samish DR N over Lake Samish, S End N Lk Samish.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT251 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

251 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built1953rebuilt 1963
Length251.0 ft76.5 m
Daily traffic955counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyWhatcom
LocationS End N Lk Samish
CarriesLake Samish DR N
CrossesLake Samish
Coordinates48.67073, -122.41195

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length251.0 ft (76.5 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area696.1 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 1963)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic955 (2021)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number083637000000000

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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