Structure 446 · Ketchikan Gateway County, AK

Water Street over Water ST No 2

Carries Water Street over Water ST No 2, Mile Point 0.2.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT700 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

700 ft end to end, longest span 19 ft: about 1.9 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 slab bridge.

Built20188 years old
Length700.1 ft213.4 m
Daily traffic650counted 2018
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlaska
CountyKetchikan Gateway
LocationMile Point 0.2
CarriesWater Street
CrossesWater ST No 2
Coordinates55.34694, -131.66111

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length700.1 ft (213.4 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area1664.5 sq m
Main Spans53
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic650 (2018)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0446

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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