Structure 277 · Southeast Fairbanks County, AK

Taylor Highway over Taylor Creek

Carries Taylor Highway over Taylor Creek, Mile Point 50.3.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT60 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

60 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 through truss.

Built1977rebuilt 2023
Length60.4 ft18.4 m
Daily traffic160counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlaska
CountySoutheast Fairbanks
LocationMile Point 50.3
CarriesTaylor Highway
CrossesTaylor Creek
Coordinates63.90611, -142.21944

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length60.4 ft (18.4 m)
Max Span56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area134.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1977 (reconstructed 2023)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic160 (2020)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number0277

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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