Whatcom County, WA

358 public highway bridges

Whatcom County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Whatcom County, Washington contains 358 public highway bridges. Roughly 38.3% are rated “Good,” 46.6% “Fair,” and 5.3% “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.

358
Total Bridges
38.3%
Good
46.6%
Fair
5.3%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
38.3% (137)
Fair
46.6% (167)
Poor
5.3% (19)

All Bridges (358)

SR 542

Poor

Over: GLACIER CREEK

10.6 E JCT SR 547, Whatcom, WA

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,251

ELECTRIC AVENUE

Poor

Over: WHATCOM CREEK

0.11 S JCT ALABAMA ST, Whatcom, WA

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 8,500

JAMES STREET

Poor

Over: WHATCOM CREEK

0.06 N JCT MEADOR AVE, Whatcom, WA

Built 1936 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 7,000

MEADOR AVENUE

Poor

Over: WHATCOM CREEK

0.07 E JCT N STATE ST, Whatcom, WA

Built 1936 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,700

SALAKANUM WY

Poor

Over: ANDERSON CREEK

00.4 SO OF GOSHEN, Whatcom, WA

Built 1954 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 50

SR 542

Poor

Over: OVERFLOW CHANNEL NO 2

0.3 E JCT SR 9, Whatcom, WA

Built 1948 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 9,782

ROAD

Poor

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

MP 1.1 RD# 39, Whatcom, WA

Built 1966 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 64

SR 544

Poor

Over: NOOKSACK R OVERFLOW

7.6 E JCT SR 539, Whatcom, WA

Built 1994 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 9,956

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