Structure 81574000000000 · Whatcom County, WA

Mosquito Lk RD over Middle Fork

Carries Mosquito Lk RD over Middle Fork, 05.2 SE Mt. Baker HWY.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT431 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

431 ft end to end: about 6 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 through truss.

Built1915rebuilt 2010
Length431.1 ft131.4 m
Daily traffic117counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyWhatcom
Location05.2 SE Mt. Baker HWY
CarriesMosquito Lk RD
CrossesMiddle Fork
Coordinates48.78462, -122.11314

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length431.1 ft (131.4 m)
Max Span337.9 ft (103 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area643.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1915 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic117 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number081574000000000

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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