Structure 83389000000000 · Thurston County, WA

Prather Road SW over Chehalis River

Carries Prather Road SW over Chehalis River, 1.4 M W Of Old Hwy99.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT366 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

366 ft end to end, longest span 122 ft: about 5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198838 years old
Length366.1 ft111.6 m
Daily traffic620counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyThurston
Location1.4 M W Of Old Hwy99
CarriesPrather Road SW
CrossesChehalis River
Coordinates46.77526, -123.03623

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length366.1 ft (111.6 m)
Max Span122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area1216.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic620 (2021)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number083389000000000

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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