Structure 2457A0000000 · Wahkiakum County, WA

SR 4 over Skamokawa Creek

Carries SR 4 over Skamokawa Creek, 24.2 E Jct SR 401.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT239 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

239 ft end to end, longest span 93 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built193987 years old
Length238.8 ft72.8 m
Daily traffic1,573counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyWahkiakum
Location24.2 E Jct SR 401
CarriesSR 4
CrossesSkamokawa Creek
Coordinates46.27039, -123.45672

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length238.8 ft (72.8 m)
Max Span92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area553.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1939

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,573 (2023)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number0002457A0000000

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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