Structure 5713A0000000 · King County, WA

SR 160 over Puget Sound @ Pt Vashon

Carries SR 160 over Puget Sound @ Pt Vashon, N End Vashon Island.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT744 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

744 ft end to end, longest span 19 ft: about 2.1 football fields. 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.

Built1957rebuilt 1990
Length744.1 ft226.8 m
Daily traffic7,310counted 2010
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyKing
LocationN End Vashon Island
CarriesSR 160
CrossesPuget Sound @ Pt Vashon
Coordinates47.50858, -122.46419

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length744.1 ft (226.8 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area3583.4 sq m
Main Spans36
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,310 (2010)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number0005713A0000000

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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