Structure 83535000000000 · Whitman County, WA

Young/6170 over Union Flat Creek

Carries Young/6170 over Union Flat Creek, 0.26 Mi S Union Flat Crk.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
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. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196660 years old
Length65.0 ft19.8 m
Daily traffic62counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateWashington
CountyWhitman
Location0.26 Mi S Union Flat Crk
CarriesYoung/6170
CrossesUnion Flat Creek
Coordinates46.84452, -117.62388

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Max Span64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area144.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic62 (2020)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number083535000000000

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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