Structure 61604000001033 · Baker County, OR

Wallowa Loop Road over Lake Fork Creek

Carries Wallowa Loop Road over Lake Fork Creek, Lake Fork Campground.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT65 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

65 ft end to end, longest span 40 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length65.3 ft19.9 m
Daily traffic225counted 2001
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOregon
CountyBaker
LocationLake Fork Campground
CarriesWallowa Loop Road
CrossesLake Fork Creek
Coordinates45.00861, -116.91000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length65.3 ft (19.9 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area173.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic225 (2001)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number061604000001033

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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