Structure 61101000001150 · Josephine County, OR

Lower Wheeler RD over Wheeler Creek

Carries Lower Wheeler RD over Wheeler Creek, No Data Entered.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT116 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

116 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length116.1 ft35.4 m
Daily traffic21counted 1995
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOregon
CountyJosephine
LocationNo Data Entered
CarriesLower Wheeler RD
CrossesWheeler Creek
Coordinates42.44392, -123.68406

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area173.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21 (1995)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number061101000001150

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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