Structure 202 · Yukon-Koyukuk County, AK

Parks Highway over Tanana River At Nenana

Carries Parks Highway over Tanana River At Nenana, Mile Point 270.7.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
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 FT1,307 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,307 ft end to end, longest span 500 ft: about 3.6 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 through truss.

Built196759 years old
Length1307.1 ft398.4 m
Daily traffic1,710counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlaska
CountyYukon-Koyukuk
LocationMile Point 270.7
CarriesParks Highway
CrossesTanana River At Nenana
Coordinates64.56577, -149.10234

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length1307.1 ft (398.4 m)
Max Span500.0 ft (152.4 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area4382.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,710 (2020)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number0202

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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