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Irr Bia Rte 27 over Gunnuk Creek Tributary

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Irr Bia Rte 27 over Gunnuk Creek Tributary in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1980, making it 45 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
It is one of 79 of the 226 inventoried bridges in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area rated fair (35.0%); 16 (7.1%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 70 ft
Location	10KM From Start of FS6040
NBI structure number	0000E09229T0280
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Alaska department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Irr:craig/klwk Hwy over Klawock River	1990	1,990	Fair
Craig/klawock/holl over Crab Creek Culvert	1985	1,200	Poor
Big Salt Lake Road over Bennett Creek	1985	680	Good
Big Salt Lake Road over Steelhead River	1998	400	Good
Salmon River Road over Fish Creek	1965	390	Fair
N Prince of Wales over Yatuk Creek	1990	340	Good