Structure 85555000000000 · Benton County, WA

SR 397 over Columbia River

Carries SR 397 over Columbia River, 18.0 N Jct I-82.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,503 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

2,503 ft end to end, longest span 981 ft: about 7.0 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 cable-stayed bridge.

Built197848 years old
Length2503.0 ft762.9 m
Daily traffic9,651counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyBenton
Location18.0 N Jct I-82
CarriesSR 397
CrossesColumbia River
Coordinates46.21463, -119.10676

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStayed Girder
Total Length2503.0 ft (762.9 m)
Max Span981.0 ft (299 m)
Deck Width71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Area16707.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,651 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number085555000000000

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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