Benton County, WA

173 public highway bridges

Benton County Bridge Snapshot

Benton County, Washington contains 173 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 42.2% are rated “Good,” 26% “Fair,” 4.6% “Poor,” and 4.6% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in WA are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

173
Total Bridges
42.2%
Good
4.6%
Poor
4.6%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
42.2% (73)
Fair
26% (45)
Poor
4.6% (8)
SD
4.6% (8)

All Bridges (173)

SR 240

Good

Over: OLD SR 12/COLUMBIA PK TR

1.7 E JCT I-182, Benton, WA

Built 2006 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 48,296

I-82

Good

Over: COFFIN ROAD

9.9 E JCT US 395, Benton, WA

Built 1983 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 10,827

SR 225

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

0.3 N JCT SR 224, Benton, WA

Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 10,570

TWIN BRIDGES ROAD

Good

Over: YAKIMA RIVER

300' SW of SNIVELY ROAD, Benton, WA

Built 1997 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 2,465

I-82

Good

Over: SUNNYSIDE CANAL

3.0 E YAKIMA CO LN, Benton, WA

Built 1980 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 12,165

SR 397

Good

Over: BNSF RR

10.6 N JCT I-82, Benton, WA

Built 2008 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,162

SR 224

Good

Over: OVERFLOW

9.7 E JCT I-82, Benton, WA

Built 1993 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 17,708

US 395

Good

Over: Ridgeline Drive

0.7 N JCT I-82, Benton, WA

Built 2022 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 17,684

SR 224

Good

Over: COLUMBIA CANAL

7.9 E JCT I-82, Benton, WA

Built 1993 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 9,243

WINE COUNTRY ROAD

Good

Over: YAKIMA RIVER

0.128 MI S OF NORTH RIVER, Benton, WA

Built 2005 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 6,735

I-182

Good

Over: YAKIMA RIVER

3.6 E JCT I-82, Benton, WA

Built 1983 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 29,461

I-182

Good

Over: YAKIMA RIVER

3.6 E JCT I-82, Benton, WA

Built 1983 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 29,461

I-82

Good

Over: FLASH FLOOD CHANNEL

7.0 E JCT I-182, Benton, WA

Built 1983 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 13,971

SR 221

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH GLADE CREEK

9.7 N JCT SR 14, Benton, WA

Built 1970 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,065

SR 240

Good

Over: WETLAND

0.9 E JCT I-182, Benton, WA

Built 2007 Load: 96.9 t ADT: 76,470

COLUMBIA DR

Poor

Over: DRAIN DITCH

1.1 EAST CCB, Benton, WA

Built 1944 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 2,350

OAK STREET

Poor

Over: CID CANAL

185' S of BOWLES ROAD, Benton, WA

Built 1958 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,003

CANAL DRIVE

Poor

Over: CID CANAL

.70 E SR 395, Benton, WA

Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 5,206

WASHINGTON STREET

Poor

Over: CID CANAL

.32 S JCT 1ST AVE, Benton, WA

Built 1971 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 12,416

I-82

Poor

Over: YAKIMA RIVER

6.7 E YAKIMA CO LN, Benton, WA

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,597

I-82

Structurally Deficient

Over: YAKIMA RIVER

6.7 E YAKIMA CO LN, Benton, WA

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,597

I-82

Structurally Deficient

Over: CHANDLER CANAL

6.5 E YAKIMA CO LN, Benton, WA

Built 1977 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10,597

SR 14

Structurally Deficient

Over: GLADE CREEK

9.6 E KLICKITAT CO, Benton, WA

Built 1961 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,797

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial