Structure 39C386367000008 · Lane County, OR

Nelson Mountain RD over Lake Creek

Carries Nelson Mountain RD over Lake Creek, 060 Mi SW Of Triangle Lk.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT156 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

156 ft end to end, longest span 52 ft: about 2 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 slab bridge.

Built1928rebuilt 1984
Length155.8 ft47.5 m
Daily traffic273counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOregon
CountyLane
Location060 Mi SW Of Triangle Lk
CarriesNelson Mountain RD
CrossesLake Creek
Coordinates44.10434, -123.67363

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length155.8 ft (47.5 m)
Max Span51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area232.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic273 (2020)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number39C386367000008

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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