Structure LM0000000 · Grays Harbor County, WA

US 12 / Heron ST over Wishkah River

Carries US 12 / Heron ST over Wishkah River, 0.1 E Jct US 101.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructure4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT235 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

235 ft end to end, longest span 93 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 swing bridge (drawn closed).

Built194977 years old
Length234.9 ft71.6 m
Daily traffic14,965counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyGrays Harbor
Location0.1 E Jct US 101
CarriesUS 12 / Heron ST
CrossesWishkah River
Coordinates46.97597, -123.81206

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length234.9 ft (71.6 m)
Max Span92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Width29.5 ft (9 m)
Deck Area644.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1949

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,965 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000LM0000000

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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