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Irr:ridgecrest Dr over Browns Slough

Bethel Census Area, Alaska · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Irr:ridgecrest Dr over Browns Slough in Bethel 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 culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1971, making it 54 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,380 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 5 of the 13 inventoried bridges in Bethel Census Area rated fair (38.5%); 1 (7.7%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Irr:bethel Highway over Browns Slough	1996	2,380	Good
Irr Bia Rte 6068 over Swampy Slough	2014	400	Good
Irr Bia Rte 1029 over Unnamed Tidal Slough	2002	300	Fair
Irr Bia Rte 6014 over Very Small Slough	2014	200	Good
Irr Bia Rte 6023 over Unnamed Tidal Slough	2005	200	Good
Irr Bia Rte 6040 over Unnamed Tidal Slough	2005	200	Good