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Kougarok river bridge

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Kougarok River on Nome-Taylor Road
Location: Nome Census Area, Alaska
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built or relocated 1941
Design: Pennsylvania through truss with Camelback profile
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 182.1 ft.
Total length: 183.1 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +65.43364, -164.66777 (decimal degrees)
65°26'01" N, 164°40'04" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 3/515412/7256825 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers: AK 893 (Alaska bridge number)
BH 10026 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2010): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 31.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 50

Update Log

September 8, 2012: New photo from Craig Philpott
March 31, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: refined truss type

Sources

Craig Philpott - cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu

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Kougarok River Bridge

Posted August 20, 2007, by Marc Okuley (marc [dot] okuley [at] alaska [dot] gov)

Images taken 8-19-07. A true bridge to nowhere. The 86 mile Nome-Taylor gravel highway ends at this one-lane bridge spanning the Kougarok River. A trail proceeds from their to the mining area at Taylor, Alaska. The road was never finished. Weight Limit is 10 tons. Bridge was reassembled at it's present site. Origin of bridge unknown.