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Horseshoe Bend Rd. over Swale Creek

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

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

Horseshoe Bend Rd. over Swale Creek in Klickitat 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 17 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 60 of the 91 inventoried bridges in Klickitat County rated fair (65.9%); 6 (6.6%) 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 83 ft
Location	00.33 S Jct SR 142
NBI structure number	082588000000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
E Marina Way over Columbia River	1924	14,900	Fair
US 197 over Columbia R Sp & S Ry	1954	6,795	Fair
US 97 over Swale Creek	1960	6,760	Poor
US 97 over Columbia River	1962	6,212	Fair
US 97 over BNSF RR	1962	6,122	Good
SR 14 over White Salmon River	1971	5,853	Good