Structure 2309A0000000 · Whitman County, WA

SR 27 over Palouse River

Carries SR 27 over Palouse River, 14.8 N Jct SR 270.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT130 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

130 ft end to end. 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 girder bridge.

Built193888 years old
Length129.6 ft39.5 m
Daily traffic3,048counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyWhitman
Location14.8 N Jct SR 270
CarriesSR 27
CrossesPalouse River
Coordinates46.90897, -117.07664

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length129.6 ft (39.5 m)
Max Span95.5 ft (29.1 m)
Deck Width37.7 ft (11.5 m)
Deck Area454.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,048 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number0002309A0000000

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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