Structure IU0000000 · Clark County, WA

SR 503 over Lewis River

Carries SR 503 over Lewis River, 19.7 N Jct SR 502.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructure5/9 · 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 FT458 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 6/9

458 ft end to end: about 6 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 suspension bridge.

Built1932rebuilt 1957
Length458.0 ft139.6 m
Daily traffic1,239counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyClark
Location19.7 N Jct SR 502
CarriesSR 503
CrossesLewis River
Coordinates45.96031, -122.37247

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignSuspension
Total Length458.0 ft (139.6 m)
Max Span299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area851.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1957)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,239 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000IU0000000

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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