Salmon Creek Rd
Carrying Salmon Creek Rd over Salmon Creek
2.24 MILES N. OF SR 215, Okanogan, Washington
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Salmon Creek Rd in Okanogan, Washington sits above 72% of rated Washington bridges on inventory load rating (40 t), while its 2020 build year is earlier than 2% of Okanogan's recorded-year cohort (161 bridges).
Salmon Creek Rd in Okanogan, Washington is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2020, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 7. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure WA:089169000000000
POST-2000 · PRESTRESS · SINGLE-SPAN · DECK-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- PRESTRESS Prestressed concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- DECK-LED Deck-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-GOOD Good
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: Salmon Creek Rd
The Salmon Creek Rd bridge in Okanogan, Washington carries Salmon Creek Rd over Salmon Creek. It was built in 2020, making it 6 years old today. The structure is built primarily of prestressed concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 20.7 meters (68 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 292 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Washington bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show a deck rating of 7/9, superstructure at 8/9, substructure at 8/9. The weakest component sits in good condition. No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How Salmon Creek Rd compares
Age against the county: built in 2020, earlier than 3 of Okanogan's 161 bridges with a recorded construction year (2%), against a county median build year of 1967. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Washington bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (8,455 of 8,474 rated).
Salmon Creek Rd vs every rated Washington bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
40 Top 28% higher than 72% of 8,455 bridges
rated Washington bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Okanogan inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 161 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 2020
- Material
- Prestressed Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 20.7 m (68 ft)
- Deck Width
- 9.7 m (32 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 292 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 089169000000000
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) is in good condition (7/9), showing no significant deterioration.
- • At 8/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
- • At 8/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether Salmon Creek Rd is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare Salmon Creek Rd against other structures in Okanogan and across Washington. Washington bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for Salmon Creek Rd?
Salmon Creek Rd in Okanogan, Washington has a deck rating of 7/9, superstructure rating of 8/9, and substructure rating of 8/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Salmon Creek Rd inspected?
Salmon Creek Rd's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 292 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Salmon Creek Rd is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Salmon Creek Rd?
Salmon Creek Rd has an NBI inventory load rating of 39.5 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Salmon Creek Rd?
Salmon Creek Rd is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is Salmon Creek Rd and does age affect safety?
Salmon Creek Rd was built in 2020, making it 6 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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