Structure 25B15 000 00001 · Multnomah County, OR

NW Thurman ST over B-15 X Macleay Park

Carries NW Thurman ST over B-15 X Macleay Park, Balch Gulch At Forest Pk.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT400 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

400 ft end to end, longest span 160 ft: 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 deck truss.

Built1905121 years old
Length399.9 ft121.9 m
Daily traffic4,501counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOregon
CountyMultnomah
LocationBalch Gulch At Forest Pk
CarriesNW Thurman ST
CrossesB-15 X Macleay Park
Coordinates45.53555, -122.71263

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length399.9 ft (121.9 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area1487.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1905

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,501 (2020)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number25B15 000 00001

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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