Structure 87279000000000 · Thurston County, WA

W 4th Avenue over Budd Inlet W. Bay & Bnrr

Carries W 4th Avenue over Budd Inlet W. Bay & Bnrr, 4th Avenue.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT749 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

749 ft end to end, longest span 170 ft: about 2.1 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200422 years old
Length749.0 ft228.3 m
Daily traffic20,060counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyThurston
Location4th Avenue
CarriesW 4th Avenue
CrossesBudd Inlet W. Bay & Bnrr
Coordinates47.04428, -122.91158

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length749.0 ft (228.3 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Area4588.8 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,060 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number087279000000000

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.

Nearby Bridges