Structure HH0000000 · King County, WA

SR 513 over Montlake Cut

Carries SR 513 over Montlake Cut, 0.2 N Jct SR 520.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT344 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

344 ft end to end: about 5 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built1924rebuilt 2021
Length344.2 ft104.9 m
Daily traffic55,497counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyKing
Location0.2 N Jct SR 520
CarriesSR 513
CrossesMontlake Cut
Coordinates47.64692, -122.30461

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length344.2 ft (104.9 m)
Max Span155.8 ft (47.5 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area1919.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1924 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic55,497 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000HH0000000

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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