Structure 15015 · Camas County, ID

US 20 over Three Mile Creek

Carries US 20 over Three Mile Creek, 4.8 W. Fairfield.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

31 ft end to end, longest span 15 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 slab bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length30.8 ft9.4 m
Daily traffic1,900counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2021every 48 months

Location

StateIdaho
CountyCamas
Location4.8 W. Fairfield
CarriesUS 20
CrossesThree Mile Creek
Coordinates43.34239, -114.88692

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area120.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,900 (2023)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000015015

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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