Structure 14507A0000000 · Pierce County, WA

Sr509 over Thea Foss Watrway & D ST

Carries Sr509 over Thea Foss Watrway & D ST, 0.1 N Jct I-705.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT992 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

992 ft end to end, longest span 350 ft: about 2.8 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 cable-stayed bridge.

Built199630 years old
Length992.1 ft302.4 m
Daily traffic18,728counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyPierce
Location0.1 N Jct I-705
CarriesSr509
CrossesThea Foss Watrway & D ST
Coordinates47.24333, -122.43378

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStayed Girder
Total Length992.1 ft (302.4 m)
Max Span350.1 ft (106.7 m)
Deck Width94.8 ft (28.9 m)
Deck Area8739.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,728 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0014507A0000000

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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