Risk Rd. over Nelson Creek

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

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

• Risk Rd. over Nelson Creek in Wahkiakum County, Washington, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2022, making it 3 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 213 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
• Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
• It is one of 20 of the 37 inventoried bridges in Wahkiakum County rated good (54.1%); 1 (2.7%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
• It does not appear under this structure number in the 2024 inventory (a new or renumbered structure).
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated November 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• 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.

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

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