I-5 over COWLITZ RIVER

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Coordinates:
+46.41287, -122.89000
46°24'46" N, 122°53'24" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	I-5 over COWLITZ RIVER
Structure number:	0004367B0000000
Location:	2.0 N COWLITZ CO
Purpose:	Carries highway over highway and waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Interstate (Rural) `[01]`
Length of largest span:	240.2 ft. `[73.2 m]`
Total length:	759.9 ft. `[231.6 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	31.8 ft. `[9.7 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	33.5 ft. `[10.2 m]`
Vertical clearance above deck:	14.4 ft. `[4.4 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	13.1 ft. `[4.0 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1953
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	2
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Truss - Thru `[10]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	22,119 `[as of 2012]`
Truck traffic:	20% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Underclearances appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. `[8]`
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required `[1]`
Scour condition:	Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. `[3]`
Sufficiency rating:	55.3
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. `[35]`
Estimated cost of work:	$13,680,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
June 2017	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	22119	55.3
June 2015	Poor	Fair	Poor	Good	22119	48.4
June 2013	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	21843	61.7
June 2011	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	21843	61.7
June 2009	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	22600	63.7
June 2007	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	19563	63.1
May 2005	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	19563	63.1
October 2003	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	19563	63.1
March 2002	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	19563	63.1
March 2001	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	19563	63.1
August 2000	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	18387	64.3
March 1999	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	18387	64.3
March 1997	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Fair	18387	64.3
April 1996	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	18387	66.3
June 1995	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	18387	66.3
April 1993	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Good	14950	52.2
July 1990	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	14950	78.9

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Reinforced Concrete Girder/Beam	linear ft.	1,084	1,084	0	0	0
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	3,360	3,288	10	2	60
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	21,821	18,110	0	2,474	1,237
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	24,244	23,999	198	0	47
Superstructure
Steel Truss	linear ft.	960	720	180	60	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	62,345	51,742	0	7,068	3,535
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	621	620	0	1	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	4,033	3,347	0	457	229
Steel Gusset Plate	each	64	64	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	12	12	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	123	123	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	35	35	0	0	0
Joints
Pourable Joint	linear ft.	64	0	0	0	64
Open Joint	linear ft.	448	0	256	160	32
Assembly without Seal Joint	linear ft.	96	0	64	32	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	12	10	0	2	0
Fixed Bearing	each	4	2	0	2	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	1,520	1,512	0	8	0