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Lower Queets Valle over Salmon River

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

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

Lower Queets Valle over Salmon River in Jefferson County, Washington, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1979, making it 46 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 75 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2011).
It is one of 34 of the 97 inventoried bridges in Jefferson County rated fair (35.1%); 5 (5.2%) 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	Continuous concrete single box beam
Length	about 161 ft
Location	1.4 Mi. S. of Jct. Hwy. 1
NBI structure number	9500009P0000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SR 104 Westhalf over Hood Canal	1982	18,159	Poor
SR 104 over Hood Canal	2007	18,159	Fair
SR 20 over Ped Trail	1956	17,453	Good
US 101 over Salmon Creek	1986	13,724	Good
US 101 over Snow Creek	1986	13,724	Good
SR 19 over Chimacum Creek	1916	8,718	Fair