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Haines Highway over Chilkat River

Haines Borough, Alaska · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Haines Highway over Chilkat River in Haines Borough, 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 1958, making it 67 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 340 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 10 of the 20 inventoried bridges in Haines Borough rated fair (50.0%); 1 (5.0%) 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 503 ft
Location	Mile Point 23.2
NBI structure number	0742
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Haines Highway over Muncaster Creek	1999	160	Good
Haines Highway over Little Boulder Creek	1991	110	Good
Haines Highway over Big Boulder Creek	1991	110	Good
Porcupine Crossing over Klehini River	2017	110	Good
Lutak Spur over Chilkoot River	1979	90	Fair
Marine Hwy Route over Haines Ferry Terminal	1984	43	Fair