Structure 455 · Anchorage County, AK

Loop Rd/c Street over Anchorage Port Access

Carries Loop Rd/c Street over Anchorage Port Access, Mile Point 0.6.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,655 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

2,655 ft end to end, longest span 151 ft: about 7.4 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.

Built197551 years old
Length2654.9 ft809.2 m
Daily traffic3,910counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlaska
CountyAnchorage
LocationMile Point 0.6
CarriesLoop Rd/c Street
CrossesAnchorage Port Access
Coordinates61.22327, -149.88508

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2654.9 ft (809.2 m)
Max Span150.9 ft (46 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area17236.0 sq m
Main Spans19
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,910 (2020)
Truck Traffic47%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0455

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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