Structure 573 · County 066 County, AK

Richardson Highway over Tazlina River

Carries Richardson Highway over Tazlina River, Mile Point 113.4.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT469 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

469 ft end to end, longest span 180 ft: about 7 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.

Built197353 years old
Length469.2 ft143 m
Daily traffic640counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlaska
CountyCounty 066
LocationMile Point 113.4
CarriesRichardson Highway
CrossesTazlina River
Coordinates62.05469, -145.42789

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length469.2 ft (143 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Deck Area1601.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic640 (2020)
Truck Traffic33%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number0573

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.