Structure 18066A0000000 · King County, WA

SR 520 over Lake Washington

Carries SR 520 over Lake Washington, 1.5 E Jct SR 513.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
7,635 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

7,635 ft end to end: about 21 football fields, or 1.4 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 bridge of this kind.

Built201610 years old
Length7634.8 ft2327.1 m
Daily traffic28,957counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyKing
Location1.5 E Jct SR 513
CarriesSR 520
CrossesLake Washington
Coordinates47.64312, -122.27398

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignOther
Total Length7634.8 ft (2327.1 m)
Max Span7634.8 ft (2327.1 m)
Deck Width113.8 ft (34.7 m)
Deck Area80750.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2016

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic28,957 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0018066A0000000

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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