Structure 7949A009 00000 · Clatsop County, OR

Us101 (hwy 9) over Columbia River

Carries Us101 (hwy 9) over Columbia River, N End Of Astoria Br.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,677 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

3,677 ft end to end, longest span 354 ft: about 10 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.

Built196660 years old
Length3677.2 ft1120.8 m
Daily traffic9,117counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOregon
CountyClatsop
LocationN End Of Astoria Br
CarriesUs101 (hwy 9)
CrossesColumbia River
Coordinates46.23400, -123.87150

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length3677.2 ft (1120.8 m)
Max Span354.0 ft (107.9 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area11320.1 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,117 (2022)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number07949A009 00000

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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