Structure 6980B0000000 · Snohomish County, WA

SR 522 over Snohomish R & Tester RD

Carries SR 522 over Snohomish R & Tester RD, 6.4 E Jct SR 9.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT1,680 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

1,680 ft end to end, longest span 336 ft: about 4.7 football fields. 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.

Built196363 years old
Length1680.1 ft512.1 m
Daily traffic15,631counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountySnohomish
Location6.4 E Jct SR 9
CarriesSR 522
CrossesSnohomish R & Tester RD
Coordinates47.83111, -122.04989

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1680.1 ft (512.1 m)
Max Span336.0 ft (102.4 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area5581.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,631 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number0006980B0000000

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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