Structure 1852A007 18305 · Malheur County, OR

US 20 (hwy 007) over Chimney Creek(7th Xing)

Carries US 20 (hwy 007) over Chimney Creek(7th Xing), 2.9 Mi. E Harney Co Line.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

45 ft end to end, longest span 23 ft. 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built196660 years old
Length45.3 ft13.8 m
Daily traffic1,475counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOregon
CountyMalheur
Location2.9 Mi. E Harney Co Line
CarriesUS 20 (hwy 007)
CrossesChimney Creek(7th Xing)
Coordinates43.77437, -118.18506

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length45.3 ft (13.8 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Area165.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,475 (2022)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number01852A007 18305

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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