Total bridges
151
Public highway bridges in Clallam County
County profile · official public datasets
Clallam County, WA
151 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 56.3% rated Good, 37.7% Fair, 6% Poor.
- 151
- Public bridges
- 56.3%
- Good condition
- 6%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Clallam County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 22nd
- of 39 on Poor share
- 6%
- Poor-condition share
- 151
- public highway bridges
- 1979
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Clallam County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Clallam County ranks #22 of 39 Washington counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 6%). Clallam County, Washington contains 151 public highway bridges. Roughly 56.3% are rated “Good,” 37.7% “Fair,” and 6% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
56.3%
85 of 151 rated 7-9
Fair condition
37.7%
57 of 151 rated 5-6
Poor condition
6%
9 of 151 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#22 of 39
Among Washington counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 151 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 56.3% (85)
Fair 37.7% (57)
Poor 6% (9)
Clallam County's Poor-condition bridges carry 15,404 vehicle crossings a day
That is 4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 6% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,712 crossings a day against 2,775 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 151 of 151 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
47% of Clallam County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
71 of the 151 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 56.3% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 28.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 101 over ELWHA RIVER, built 1926, carries 4,372 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 9-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 15,404 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Clallam County's bridges were built
151 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 3
1920–1929
3 bridges
- 1930s 4
1930–1939
4 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
10 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
22 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
24 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
15 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
16 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
24 bridges
- 2000s 9
2000–2009
9 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
18 bridges
- 2020s 6
2020–2029
6 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 24 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 15.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1979) matches the Washington average (1975).
How Clallam County compares with Washington's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Washington counties nearest Clallam County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 6% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1979 against a peer-group mean of 1973 is 6 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 38 Washington counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County | 167 | 58.7% | 35.9% | 5.4% | 1977 |
| Okanogan County | 161 | 46.6% | 45.3% | 8.1% | 1972 |
| Cowlitz County | 160 | 46.3% | 50% | 3.8% | 1974 |
| Clallam County (this page) | 151 | 56.3% | 37.7% | 6% | 1979 |
| Chelan County | 149 | 57.7% | 34.2% | 8.1% | 1974 |
| Franklin County | 134 | 56% | 39.6% | 4.5% | 1970 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Clallam County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Clallam County, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside WA (151 bridges here).
- Randolph County, AR · 151 bridges
- Pasco County, FL · 151 bridges
- St. Lucie County, FL · 151 bridges
- Hall County, GA · 151 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside WA (1979 here).
- Pima County, AZ · avg 1979 · 1,150 bridges
- Jefferson County, KY · avg 1979 · 662 bridges
- Spartanburg County, SC · avg 1979 · 638 bridges
- McPherson County, KS · avg 1979 · 586 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (85)
CAMP DAVID JR ROAD
GoodOver: SMALL CREEK
2.8 Mi. E. OF JCT. HWY. 1, Clallam, WA
Built 1995 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 25
Old Olympic Hwy.
GoodOver: Siebert Creek
1.35 mi E. SR 101, Clallam, WA
Built 1998 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 4,344
SWAN BAY ROAD
GoodOver: BIG RIVER
00.13 S JCT CR91460, Clallam, WA
Built 1983 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 33
SR 112
GoodOver: SALT CREEK
31.7 E JCT SR 113, Clallam, WA
Built 1952 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 3,428
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: N FK CALAWAH RIVER
NO DATA ENTERED, Clallam, WA
Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: N FK CALAWAH RIVER
NO DATA ENTERED, Clallam, WA
Built 1955 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: N FK CALAWAH RIVER
NO DATA ENTERED, Clallam, WA
Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: HYAS CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Clallam, WA
Built 1952 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50
Elwha River Road
GoodOver: ELWHA RIVER
00.86 SE JCT SR112, Clallam, WA
Built 2009 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 747
US 101
GoodOver: LAKE CRESCENT
25.8 N JCT SR 113, Clallam, WA
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,898
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: N FK CALAWAH RIVER
NO DATA ENTERED, Clallam, WA
Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100
Old Olympic Hwy.
GoodOver: Dungeness River
2.88 mi W of Seq. Dung., Clallam, WA
Built 1999 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,724
HOKO OZETTE ROAD
GoodOver: UMBRELLA CREEK
18.65 S JCT SR112, Clallam, WA
Built 1971 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 34
SR 112
GoodOver: SEKIU RIVER
9.6 E MAKAH RES, Clallam, WA
Built 1982 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 865
SR 112
GoodOver: BULLMAN CREEK
1.5 E MAKAH RES, Clallam, WA
Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 865
SR 112
GoodOver: N FK GREEN CR
21.8 E MAKAH RES, Clallam, WA
Built 1960 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,752
CALAWAH WAY
GoodOver: ELK CREEK
01.77 NE JCT SR101, Clallam, WA
Built 1973 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,598
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: TRIB. TO NF CALAWAH
NO DATA ENTERED, Clallam, WA
Built 2006 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 50
FISH HATCHERY RD
GoodOver: CANYON CREEK
04.2 S JCT SR101, Clallam, WA
Built 1985 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 64
SR 112
GoodOver: E TWIN R
16.0 E JCT SR 113, Clallam, WA
Built 1952 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 825
US 101
GoodOver: BARNES CREEK
23.8 N JCT SR 113, Clallam, WA
Built 1986 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,898
HOKO OZETTE ROAD
GoodOver: LITTLE HOKO RIVER
0.72 S JCT SR112, Clallam, WA
Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 419
EDEN VALLEY ROAD
GoodOver: COVILLE CREEK
34.8 E JCT SR 113, Clallam, WA
Built 2013 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 3,900
SR 112
GoodOver: CREEK
16.5 E MAKAH RES, Clallam, WA
Built 1936 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,687
SR 112
GoodOver: CLALLAM RIVER
19.0 E MAKAH RES, Clallam, WA
Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,752
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: SO FK SOLEDUCK RIVER
NO DATA ENTERED, Clallam, WA
Built 1956 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50
RTE 112
GoodOver: SAIL RIVER
3.1KM SE NEAH BAY WA, Clallam, WA
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,350
SOL DUC GROUP CAMP
GoodOver: UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO SOL
11.5 MI. S OF JCT. HWY. 1, Clallam, WA
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25
SR 112
GoodOver: DEEP CREEK
11.5 E JCT SR 113, Clallam, WA
Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 820
US 101
GoodOver: MCDONALD CREEK
11.9 E JCT SR 117, Clallam, WA
Built 2013 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,039
US 101
GoodOver: MCDONALD CREEK
11.9 E JCT SR 117, Clallam, WA
Built 2013 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,039
RIVER RD
GoodOver: US 101
16.8 E JCT SR 117, Clallam, WA
Built 1999 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,451
7TH AVE
GoodOver: US 101
17.5 E JCT SR 117, Clallam, WA
Built 1999 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 29
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: BRANDEBERRY CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Clallam, WA
Built 1960 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 30
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: VAST CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Clallam, WA
Built 1978 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 30
US 101
GoodOver: DUNGENESS RIVER
16.0 E JCT SR 117, Clallam, WA
Built 1989 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 27,141
SR 113
GoodOver: COLD CREEK
3.3 N JCT US 101, Clallam, WA
Built 1962 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,420
CRESENT BEACH ROAD
GoodOver: SALT CREEK
03.15 NE JCT SR112, Clallam, WA
Built 1964 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 283
MAXFIELD ROAD
GoodOver: SOL DUC RIVER
00.29 E JCT SR101, Clallam, WA
Built 1988 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 34
US 101 NB
GoodOver: SIEBERT CREEK
9.8 E JCT SR 117, Clallam, WA
Built 1999 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10,039
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: N FORK SITKUM RIVER
NO DATA ENTERED, Clallam, WA
Built 1989 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 50
LAKE ALDWELL ROAD
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.1 N JCT SR 101, Clallam, WA
Built 1992 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 59
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: SOUTH SITKUM RIVER
NO DATA ENTERED, Clallam, WA
Built 1982 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50
UNDI ROAD
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
1.15M E SR101, Clallam, WA
Built 1978 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 66
OLD OLYMPIC HWY
GoodOver: MCDONALD CREEK
4.0 NE JCT SR101, Clallam, WA
Built 2018 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 7,837
SEQUIM DUNGENESS W
GoodOver: MEADOWBROOK CREEK
05.2 N JCT SR101, Clallam, WA
Built 2016 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 292
SR 110 SPUR
GoodOver: SOL DUC RIVER
0.3 W JCT SR 110, Clallam, WA
Built 1998 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 659
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: FOOT TRAIL CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Clallam, WA
Built 2020 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 5
SR 112
GoodOver: SUSIE CREEK
22.9 E JCT SR 113, Clallam, WA
Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 825
Russell Road
GoodOver: Mill Creek
0.21 mi. north of SR101, Clallam, WA
Built 2012 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 100
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