South Access Route over Kivalina Lagoon Channel

Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• South Access Route over Kivalina Lagoon Channel in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2020, making it 5 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 18 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 2 of the 7 inventoried bridges in Northwest Arctic Borough rated good (28.6%); 1 (14.3%) are rated poor.
• A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

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

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