Structure 18831 · Latah County, ID

SH 6 over Palouse River

Carries SH 6 over Palouse River, 3.7 N. Harvard.

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
CAR · 15 FT79 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

79 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built199135 years old
Length79.1 ft24.1 m
Daily traffic910counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2021every 48 months

Location

StateIdaho
CountyLatah
Location3.7 N. Harvard
CarriesSH 6
CrossesPalouse River
Coordinates46.94878, -116.67339

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area262.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic910 (2023)
Truck Traffic34%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical9 — Foundation above flood level
Structure Number000000000018831

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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