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SR 20 over Higgins Slough

Skagit County, Washington · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

SR 20 over Higgins Slough in Skagit County, Washington, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2007, making it 18 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 13,561 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 101 of the 256 inventoried bridges in Skagit County rated good (39.5%); 6 (2.3%) 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.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 100 ft
Location	0.1 E Jct SR 536
NBI structure number	0017242A0000000
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-5 over Skagit River	1955	39,245	Fair
I-5 over RR and Cameron Way	1954	37,729	Fair
I-5 over SR 20 BNSF RR & City St	1955	37,394	Good
I-5 over I-5 Drainage	1970	36,919	Good
I-5 over I-5 Drainage	1972	35,558	Fair
I-5 over Hill Ditch	1957	33,686	Fair