Structure 8390A0000000 · Columbia County, WA

SR 261 over Snake River

Carries SR 261 over Snake River, 14.8 N Jct US 12.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,040 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

2,040 ft end to end, longest span 520 ft: about 5.7 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 through truss.

Built1927rebuilt 1968
Length2040.0 ft621.8 m
Daily traffic485counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyColumbia
Location14.8 N Jct US 12
CarriesSR 261
CrossesSnake River
Coordinates46.58977, -118.21941

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length2040.0 ft (621.8 m)
Max Span520.0 ft (158.5 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area4166.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1927 (reconstructed 1968)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic485 (2023)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number0008390A0000000

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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