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2019 Bridge & Tunnel Inventory Report 2019 Bridge & Tunnel Inventory Report Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Bridge Section “Keep Alaska Moving through service and infrastructure” 2019 BRIDGE & TUNNEL INVENTORY REPORT Prepared by STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES BRIDGE SECTION P.O. BOX 112500 3132 CHANNEL DRIVE JUNEAU, ALASKA 99811-2500 About the Cover Glenn Highway-Muldoon Road Interchange Anchorage, Alaska Alaska’s first diverging diamond interchange (DDI) was opened to traffic in 2017. This advanced design (also known as a double crossover diamond) improves operations, capacity and safety for interchange traffic (vehicles, freight and non-motorized movements). There are only around 100 DDIs in the United States at the time of this publication. Both interchange bridges, Muldoon Overcrossing SB (bridge number 1322) and NB (bridge number 2308), were designed by Alaska Department of Transportation’s Bridge Section and use 109’ long decked bulb tee girders, steel H-piles at the abutments, and 3’ diameter, concrete filled, steel pipe piles at the piers. Muldoon Road is carried by the bridges over the Glenn Highway. Both structures experienced only minor concrete cracking and spalling of substructure elements resulting from the region’s November 30, 2018 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Denali (Mt. McKinley) is the tallest mountain in the upper, right horizon. Mount Susitna (Sleeping Lady) is silhouetted near the central horizon directly above the interchange. Downtown Anchorage, the southwest end the Glenn Highway, and hints of Cook Inlet meet along the left horizon. The autumn, aerial photo was taken by Ken Graham Photography. v INTRODUCTION This bridge inventory report is a periodic publication by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Bridge Section. Summarized within are structural, dimensional, and location data of bridges and culverts that are biennially inspected by the Bridge Section. Other bridge structures are included for reference and informational purposes. Bridge dimensions, minimum vertical clearances, minimum vertical underclearances and load postings are applicable at the time of publication, only. Each section is roughly organized starting in the northern most locations of the state. An electronic copy is available online at http://dot.alaska.gov/stwddes/desbridge/index.shtml vii TABLE OF CONTENTS About the Cover ................................................................................................ v Introduction ....................................................................................................... vii Table of Contents .............................................................................................. ix Alphabetic Route Index ..................................................................................... xiii Description of Terms, Codes & Symbols ......................................................... xxv Alphabetic Bridge List ...................................................................................... 3 Numeric Bridge List .......................................................................................... 63 National Highway System (NHS) Routes ......................................................... 119 Non-National Highway System (Non-NHS) Routes ........................................ 143 Off System Routes Central Region ....................................................................................... 169 Northern Region .................................................................................... 181 Southcoast Region ................................................................................. 191 Marine Facilities State Owned Marine Facilities .............................................................. 205 Non-State Owned Marine Facilities ...................................................... 206 ix Alphabetic Route Index ALPHABETIC ROUTE INDEX ROUTE NAME PAGE CDS ROUTE NUMBER NHS ROUTE 5TH AVENUE (ANCHORAGE) 131 134440 X 6TH AVENUE (ANCHORAGE) 131 134600 X 12TH STREET (JUNEAU) 161 296067 15TH AVENUE (ANCHORAGE) 153 23RD AVENUE (ANCHORAGE) 153 76TH AVENUE (ANCHORAGE) 173 133835 91 MILE LOOP (OLD TOK CUTOFF) 185 231000 "A" STREET - SOUTHBOUND 131 134342 X ABBOTT ROAD 154 133724 AIRPORT DEPARTURE RAMP (ANCHORAGE) 133 134307 X AIRPORT WAY 121 175700 X AIRWAY DRIVE 184 188444 ALASKA HIGHWAY 122 180000 X ALEKNAGIK 158 050216 ALYESKA ROAD 155 132500 AMALGA DRIVE 193 AMALGA HARBOR ROAD 193 296670 ANAKTUVUK PASS 181 ANTON LARSON BAY ROAD 157 068040 ARC LOOP ROAD 174 116775 ARCTIC BOULEVARD 173 134330 ARTILLERY ROAD 172 135216 ATKA 202 AUKE BAY FERRY ROUTE 137 296605 X AURORA DRIVE (FAIRBANKS) 146 150125 BACK ACRES ROAD 171 136132 BACK LOOP ROAD 160 296401 BADGER ROAD RAMP 147 188806 X BADGER/RICH FRONTAGE RD 184 188803 BALLAINE ROAD 145 150145 BARNETTE STREET 146 176421 BASIN ROAD 193 296023 BAUER-HOPKINS STREET 197 291336 BAYVIEW STREET 197 BENSON BOULEVARD 131 134100 X BETHEL HIGHWAY 158 080000 BIG BEAVER LAKE ROAD 151 170081 xiii ALPHABETIC ROUTE INDEX ROUTE NAME PAGE CDS ROUTE NUMBER NHS ROUTE BIG LAKE ROAD 151 170073 BIG SALT ROAD 163 292025 BIRCH STREET 194 BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT SPUR/STOLTZE DRIVE 172 BIRCHWOOD LOOP 152 135400 BONIFACE PARKWAY 131 134700 X BOSTWICK LAKE ROAD 196 BRADLEY ROAD 169 BRAGAW STREET 131 133950 X BRAYTON DRIVE 173 133904 BRODY LANE 174 113455 BRUNO ROAD 176 130411 "C" STREET 131 134341 X CACHE CREEK ROAD 184 CACHE DRIVE 173 CALHOUN AVENUE 161 296020 CAMP ROAD (WHITTIER) 133 132320 X CANTWELL ROAD 150 172600 CAPTAINS BAY ROAD 202 070830 CHAKOK ROAD 175 111833 CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD 145 151000 CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD SPUR 184 CHENA RIDGE/CHENA PUMP ROAD 145 175100 CHENEGA BAY (EVANS ISLAND) 176 CHICKALOON DRIVE 172 138130 CHIGNIK 200 CHIGNIK LAGOON 200 CHINIAK HIGHWAY 157 067400 CHINIAK HIGHWAY (OFF SYSTEM) 199 CHITINA 186 CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS ROAD 148 152050 COFFMAN COVE ROAD 162 292070 COLD BAY 201 COLLEGE DRIVE 174 115825 COLINSVILLE TRAIL 169 COPPER RIVER HIGHWAY 159 210000 COPPER RIVER HIGHWAY SPUR 149 215000 COTTONWOOD LANE 175 111825 CRAIG/KLAWOCK/HOLLIS HIGHWAY 164 292000 xiv ALPHABETIC ROUTE INDEX ROUTE NAME PAGE CDS ROUTE NUMBER NHS ROUTE CREEKSIDE TOWN CENTER DRIVE 172 CROOKED CREEK ACCESS ROAD 177 040070 CROW CREEK ROAD 173 132525 CRYSTAL LAKE HATCHERY ROAD 194 294050 CUSHMAN/ILLINOIS STREET 146 176300 DALTON HIGHWAY 119 150000 X DAN CREEK ROAD 186 DANBY STREET 146 177140 DANGEROUS RIVER ROAD 191 297000 DAYVILLE ROAD 126 191600 X DEBARR ROAD 131 134500 X DEERING ROAD 144 225000 DELTA-NISTLER ROAD 185 185020 DENALI HIGHWAY 150 140000 DILLEY AVENUE 171 136124 DILLINGHAM 158 DIMOND BOULEVARD 133 133700 X DIMOND BOULEVARD/MINNESOTA DRIVE 154 133706 DIMOND DRIVE 173 DISTIN STREET 193 296065 DIXON STREET 193 296068 DOROTHY DRIVE 175 111837 DOUGHCHEE AVENUE 184 188849 DOUGLAS HIGHWAY 161 296110 DOWLING ROAD 154 134130 DUNTON STREET 197 291411 DYEA ROAD 191 EAGLE RIVER LOOP 152 135235 EAGLE RIVER ROAD 152 135225 EARL DRIVE 169 EAST ANACONDA AVENUE 169 EAST BLUE LUPINE DRIVE 151 170024 EAST END ROAD 156 110300 EAST FIREWEED ROAD 151 170016 EAST NELSON ROAD 170 EAST SHORTY ROAD 170 EDGERTON HIGHWAY/MCCARTHY ROAD 149 198000 EDGERTON PARK ROAD (PALMER) 171 137731 EDLUND ROAD 151 170076 xv ALPHABETIC ROUTE INDEX ROUTE NAME PAGE CDS ROUTE NUMBER NHS ROUTE EIELSON FARM ROAD 184 188110 ELK ROAD 171 136134 ELLIOTT HIGHWAY 121 153000 X ELLIOTT HIGHWAY (MANLEY HOT SPRINGS) 144 153000 ELMORE ROAD 153 133735 EUREKA-RAMPART ROAD 183 153050 EXIT GLACIER ROAD 155 130650 EXIT GLACIER ROAD-OLD ALIGNMENT 176 130651 EYAK LAKE ROAD 187 210900 FAIR STREET/PARK AVENUE 165 291420 FALSE PASS 202 FERN MINE ROAD 171 FISH CREEK ROAD 161 296154 FLAT 177 FOREST DRIVE 176 130438 FRANKLIN ROAD 165 291346 FREDRICK DRIVE 194 FRONT STREET (CORDOVA) 187 210124 FUNNY RIVER ROAD 174 117300 GEIST ROAD 121 175800 X GLACIER CREEK ROAD (NOME) 181 GLACIER HIGHWAY/EGAN DRIVE 138 296000 X GLACIER HIGHWAY/EGAN DRIVE 160 296000 GLACIER HIGHWAY/LEMON ROAD 160 296229 GLACIER HIGHWAY/NUGGET MALL 160 296331 GLACIER HIGHWAY/TWIN LAKES DRIVE 161 296222 GLENN HIGHWAY 127 135000 X GOLDSTREAM ROAD 145 151600 GRANT STREET 197 291412 GRANTHAM ROAD 170 GRAVINA ISLAND HIGHWAY 165 291606 GRAYLING 182 040019 GRUBSTAKE ROAD (HATCHER PASS) 169 GULKANA 186 GUSTAVUS AIRPORT ROAD 160 295308 GUSTAVUS-OFF SYSTEM 192 HAINES FERRY TERMINAL ROAD 137 298200 X HAINES HIGHWAY 137 298000 X xvi ALHPABETIC ROUTE INDEX ROUTE NAME PAGE CDS ROUTE NUMBER NHS ROUTE HALIBUT POINT ROAD 138 295400 X HALIBUT POINT ROAD 162 295400 HARBOR DRIVE 138 295460 X HARDING STREET 197 291347 HARRIS STREET 198 291323 HEALY ROAD 150 173500 HOMER DRIVE 173 134134 HOPE ROAD 155 132000 HYDABURG (MAIN STREET) 195 HYDABURG HIGHWAY 164 292100 HYDER 197 290200 ILLINOIS STREET 146 176325 ILIAMNA 200 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ROAD 153 133800 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ROAD 132 133800 X JAFET DRIVE (NOME) 144 JETTY ROAD (NOME) 181 168145 JEWEL LAKE ROAD 153 133700 JOHANSEN EXPRESSWAY 121 177200 X JONESVILLE ROAD 172 JORDAN AVENUE 193 KALIFORNSKY BEACH ROAD 156 115400 KALTAG 182 KASAAN HIGHWAY 195 292080 KEKU ROAD (KAKE) 162 294300 KENAI RIVER CROSSING ROAD 156 117790 KENAI SPUR ROAD 156 117600 KETCHIKAN AIRPORT SHUTTLE ACCESS 139 291508 X KING COVE 201 KING COVE ACCESS 201 KLONDIKE HIGHWAY 137 299500 X KNIK-GOOSE BAY ROAD 151 170044 KNIK RIVER ROAD 171 136035 KNUDSON COVE ROAD 165 291570 KOLIGANEK 176 KOTZEBUE (8TH AVENUE) 181 LAKE OTIS PARKWAY 132 134140 X LEWIS PARKWAY ROAD 170 xvii ALPHABETIC ROUTE INDEX ROUTE NAME PAGE CDS ROUTE NUMBER NHS ROUTE LEWIS REEF ROAD 165 291605
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