Hwy 241 over Coos River (chandler)

Coos County, Oregon · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• Hwy 241 over Coos River (chandler) in Coos County, Oregon, 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 1952, making it 73 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 976 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 160 of the 255 inventoried bridges in Coos County rated fair (62.7%); 8 (3.1%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is posted for another load-capacity restriction (speed, number of vehicles on the bridge, etc.) (NBI item 41).
• Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
• Status change: newly posted for load since 2024.
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated August 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• It has fracture-critical members (NBI item 92A): steel tension members without a redundant load path, which get their own scheduled inspections.
• 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.

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

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