Structure 59C065140500361 · Umatilla County, OR

Yellow Jacket Road over West Birch Creek

Carries Yellow Jacket Road over West Birch Creek, 3.6 Mi S Of HWY 395.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT35 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

35 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196561 years old
Length35.1 ft10.7 m
Daily traffic146counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOregon
CountyUmatilla
Location3.6 Mi S Of HWY 395
CarriesYellow Jacket Road
CrossesWest Birch Creek
Coordinates45.42352, -118.88926

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area65.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic146 (2020)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number59C065140500361

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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