Structure 1415 · Kenai Peninsula County, AK

Marine HWY Route over Homer City Dock

Carries Marine HWY Route over Homer City Dock, Homer.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT1,258 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

1,258 ft end to end, longest span 28 ft: about 3.5 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 slab bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length1257.9 ft383.4 m
Daily traffic850counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlaska
CountyKenai Peninsula
LocationHomer
CarriesMarine HWY Route
CrossesHomer City Dock
Coordinates59.60269, -151.41041

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length1257.9 ft (383.4 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area4677.5 sq m
Main Spans18
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic850 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number1415

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.