Anchor River Bridge

Photos

Looking south

Beams over portal have been replaced recently

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2017

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

Overview: Through truss bridge over Anchor River on Old Sterling Highway in Anchor Point
Location: Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1949
Design: Pennsylvania through truss with Camelback profile
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 183.1 ft.
Total length: 184.1 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +59.77180, -151.83655 (decimal degrees)
59°46'18" N, 151°50'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 5/565339/6626570 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Seldovia D-5 SW
Inventory numbers: AK 910 (Alaska bridge number)
BH 10011 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2015): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 38.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 1,280

Anchor River Bridge

Posted June 28, 2017, by Erik Hilsinger (erik [dot] hilsinger [at] alaska [dot] gov)

Anchor River Bridge No. 0910 was found eligible for listing on the National Register for Historic Places in 2003.