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SR 261 over UP RR

Columbia County, Washington · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

SR 261 over UP RR in Columbia County, Washington, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1967, making it 58 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 485 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 39 of the 86 inventoried bridges in Columbia County rated fair (45.3%); 9 (10.5%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 169 ft
Location	12.5 N Jct US 12
NBI structure number	000000PF0000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 12 over Touchet River	1966	5,627	Good
US 12 over Touchet River	1966	4,556	Good
US 12 over Warehouse Yard	1933	2,442	Poor
US 12 over UPRR	1977	2,442	Fair
US 12 over Patit Creek	1933	2,218	Fair
US 12 over Whetstone Creek	2021	1,993	Good