Bridge conditions in Franklin County, Washington

133 inventoried bridges · 4 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Franklin County tracks close to typical: 4 of its 133 inventoried bridges (3.0%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

• 4 of the 133 bridges in Franklin County, Washington, are rated in poor condition (3.0%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
• 74 bridges (55.6%) are rated good and 55 (41.4%) fair.
• The median Franklin County bridge was built in 1964.
• The busiest poor-rated bridge is Clark Street over Esquatzel Coulee (built 1963), carrying about 735 vehicles a day.

Good 55.6% · Fair 41.4% · Poor 3.0% of 133 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Busiest bridges in the county

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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Background: how bridge ratings work · what "poor" and "structurally deficient" actually mean · how often bridges are inspected.