Rating:
2 votes

Gorge Creek Bridge

Whatcom County, Washington

Photos 

http://www.bridgeink.com/

Photo taken by Robert Cortright

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BH Photo #236910

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Steel arch bridge over Gorge Creek on WA 20
Location
Whatcom County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1955
Builders
- Cecil C. Arnold of Seattle, Washington (Engineer)
- Raymond G. Smith (Engineer)
Design
Steel arch with steel deck
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 247.1 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+48.70100, -121.20930   (decimal degrees)
48°42'04" N, 121°12'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/631755/5395765 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Diablo Dam
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
1,651
Inventory number
BH 34605 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 57 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,650)
Built 1955 (473)
Built during 1950s (4,006)
Cecil C. Arnold (3)
Deck arch (11,887)
Functionally obsolete (5,828)
Have street view (28,881)
NR-eligible (4,106)
Open (40,960)
 Owned by state (16,549)
Raymond G. Smith (3)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,058)
Steel arch (404)
Steel grate deck (467)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,471)
WA 20 (6)
Washington (1,380)
Whatcom County, Washington (42)

Update Log 

  • May 2, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • August 7, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • March 18, 2012: Updated by Craig Philpott: corrected location

Sources 

  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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