Structure 21445 · Ada County, ID

Nhs 7553;capitol over Boise River

Carries Nhs 7553;capitol over Boise River, In Boise;capitol BLVD.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT303 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

303 ft end to end, longest span 76 ft: about 4 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 deck arch.

Built1931rebuilt 1992
Length303.1 ft92.4 m
Daily traffic16,500counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIdaho
CountyAda
LocationIn Boise;capitol BLVD
CarriesNhs 7553;capitol
CrossesBoise River
Coordinates43.60836, -116.20875

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length303.1 ft (92.4 m)
Max Span76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Width63.3 ft (19.3 m)
Deck Area1783.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1931 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000021445

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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