Structure 18715 · Bonner County, ID

US 95 over Pend Oreille R;sandpoint

Carries US 95 over Pend Oreille R;sandpoint, 1.0 S. Sandpoint.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
5,899 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

5,899 ft end to end: about 16 football fields, or 1.1 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built198145 years old
Length5899.0 ft1,798 m
Daily traffic18,500counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIdaho
CountyBonner
Location1.0 S. Sandpoint
CarriesUS 95
CrossesPend Oreille R;sandpoint
Coordinates48.24058, -116.53917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length5899.0 ft (1,798 m)
Max Span81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area23194.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000018715

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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