Structure 2331B0000000 · Wahkiakum County, WA

SR 4 over Terrain Flood Plain

Carries SR 4 over Terrain Flood Plain, 14.6 E Jct SR 401.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT155 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

155 ft end to end, longest span 17 ft: about 2 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built193888 years old
Length154.9 ft47.2 m
Daily traffic1,152counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyWahkiakum
Location14.6 E Jct SR 401
CarriesSR 4
CrossesTerrain Flood Plain
Coordinates46.35872, -123.56553

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length154.9 ft (47.2 m)
Max Span17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area439.0 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1938

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,152 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number0002331B0000000

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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