Structure 3760A0000000 · Cowlitz County, WA

SR 433 over Columbia R @ Longview

Carries SR 433 over Columbia R @ Longview, Oregon Line.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
5,478 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

5,478 ft end to end, longest span 1,200 ft: about 15 football fields, or 1.0 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 through truss.

Built1929rebuilt 2003
Length5478.0 ft1669.7 m
Daily traffic20,432counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyCowlitz
LocationOregon Line
CarriesSR 433
CrossesColumbia R @ Longview
Coordinates46.09911, -122.96692

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length5478.0 ft (1669.7 m)
Max Span1200.1 ft (365.8 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area18366.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1929 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,432 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number0003760A0000000

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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