Structure 14805 · Valley County, ID

SH 55 over Uprr;n.fk.payette River

Carries SH 55 over Uprr;n.fk.payette River, 3.0 N. Smiths Ferry.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT411 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

411 ft end to end, longest span 189 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 arch.

Built1933rebuilt 2007
Length411.1 ft125.3 m
Daily traffic4,100counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIdaho
CountyValley
Location3.0 N. Smiths Ferry
CarriesSH 55
CrossesUprr;n.fk.payette River
Coordinates44.32472, -116.06017

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length411.1 ft (125.3 m)
Max Span189.0 ft (57.6 m)
Deck Width28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Area1077.6 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1933 (reconstructed 2007)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,100 (2023)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000014805

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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