Structure JQ0000000 · Pierce County, WA

SR 302 over Henderson Bay

Carries SR 302 over Henderson Bay, 10.7 E Mason Co.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT550 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

550 ft end to end, longest span 184 ft: about 1.5 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1936rebuilt 1966
Length549.9 ft167.6 m
Daily traffic23,753counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyPierce
Location10.7 E Mason Co
CarriesSR 302
CrossesHenderson Bay
Coordinates47.38364, -122.62928

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length549.9 ft (167.6 m)
Max Span184.1 ft (56.1 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area1122.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1936 (reconstructed 1966)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,753 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000JQ0000000

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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