Structure 6635Q004 00000 · Wasco County, OR

US 197 (hwy 004) over Columbia River

Carries US 197 (hwy 004) over Columbia River, East End Of The Dalles.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,345 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

3,345 ft end to end, longest span 576 ft: about 9.3 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 through truss.

Built195472 years old
Length3345.1 ft1019.6 m
Daily traffic6,795counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOregon
CountyWasco
LocationEast End Of The Dalles
CarriesUS 197 (hwy 004)
CrossesColumbia River
Coordinates45.61047, -121.13950

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length3345.1 ft (1019.6 m)
Max Span576.1 ft (175.6 m)
Deck Width32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Deck Area10094.0 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1954

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,795 (2022)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number06635Q004 00000

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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