Structure 18998 · Ada County, ID

US 20 26 Ramp over Boise Rvr Slough;ramp

Carries US 20 26 Ramp over Boise Rvr Slough;ramp, Boise;fairview/chinden Ic.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT252 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

252 ft end to end, longest span 110 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199135 years old
Length252.0 ft76.8 m
Daily traffic6,500counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2022every 48 months

Location

StateIdaho
CountyAda
LocationBoise;fairview/chinden Ic
CarriesUS 20 26 Ramp
CrossesBoise Rvr Slough;ramp
Coordinates43.61867, -116.23253

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length252.0 ft (76.8 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area645.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000018998

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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