Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory(6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory(6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory(6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 81.9 (out of 100) View more at BridgeReports.com
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September 6, 2021: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
April 16, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
September 2, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff: added builder
June 30, 2008: New photos from Michael Goff
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Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
Posted July 1, 2009, by Mike Riggs (mriggs [at] aztec [dot] us)
My Dad was an engineer who was working for Ken. R. White, the designer of this bridge (and the freeway between Yakima and Ellensburg). I can remember going out to the bridge site when it was under constuction with my cub scout group. It is a beautiful bridge, but the real story is in building the freeway. Because of FHWA requirements, the steepness of the grades were limited and there was a really significant amount of dirt that had to be moved to build the freeway.
My Dad was an engineer who was working for Ken. R. White, the designer of this bridge (and the freeway between Yakima and Ellensburg). I can remember going out to the bridge site when it was under constuction with my cub scout group. It is a beautiful bridge, but the real story is in building the freeway. Because of FHWA requirements, the steepness of the grades were limited and there was a really significant amount of dirt that had to be moved to build the freeway.