Structure 88853000000000 · Pierce County, WA

Tac Spur-schust SB over Schuster PKWY SB

Carries Tac Spur-schust SB over Schuster PKWY SB, 1.0 N Jct SR 509.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT720 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

720 ft end to end, longest span 118 ft: about 2.0 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.

Built197452 years old
Length720.1 ft219.5 m
Daily traffic8,125counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyPierce
Location1.0 N Jct SR 509
CarriesTac Spur-schust SB
CrossesSchuster PKWY SB
Coordinates47.25718, -122.43809

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length720.1 ft (219.5 m)
Max Span118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Width20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Area1360.9 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,125 (2022)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number088853000000000

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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