Structure 6539A0000000 · Klickitat County, WA

US 97 over Columbia River

Carries US 97 over Columbia River, Oregon Line.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,567 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

2,567 ft end to end: about 7.1 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.

Built1962rebuilt 2008
Length2566.9 ft782.4 m
Daily traffic6,212counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyKlickitat
LocationOregon Line
CarriesUS 97
CrossesColumbia River
Coordinates45.67247, -120.83486

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length2566.9 ft (782.4 m)
Max Span339.9 ft (103.6 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area7354.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 2008)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,212 (2023)
Truck Traffic33%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number0006539A0000000

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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