Structure 9330 505 00119 · Hood River County, OR

Punch Bowl RD #505 over West Fork Hood River

Carries Punch Bowl RD #505 over West Fork Hood River, 01.43 NW HWY 281-dee Mill.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT237 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

237 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 3 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.

Built196561 years old
Length236.9 ft72.2 m
Daily traffic164counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOregon
CountyHood River
Location01.43 NW HWY 281-dee Mill
CarriesPunch Bowl RD #505
CrossesWest Fork Hood River
Coordinates45.60010, -121.63605

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length236.9 ft (72.2 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area750.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic164 (2020)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number09330 505 00119

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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