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Northbound - Toutle River Bridge

from southeast

Photo taken by Michael Goff on January 24, 2009

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Northbound - Toutle River Bridge

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Toutle River Bridges

Mt. St. Helens mudflow deposits in foreground

Photo taken by Michael Goff on January 24, 2009

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Toutle River Lahar

Toutle River, looking downstream towards the Interstate 5 bridges, from Old Pacific Highway bridge. (Courtesy of USGS)

USGS Photograph taken July 6, 1980, by Lyn Topinka.

View this photo at vulcan.wr.usgs.gov

Map 

Vicinity Map

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Facts 

Overview
Steel through arch bridge over Toutle River on Northbound I-5
Location
Cowlitz County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1969
Design
Steel through arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 304.1 ft.
Total length: 309.1 ft.
Deck width: 47.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 22.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.31000, -122.91333   (decimal degrees)
46°18'36" N, 122°54'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/506673/5128495 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Castle Rock
Inventory number
BH 34201 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2007)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 82.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
22,300

Update Log 

  • January 26, 2009: Updated by Michael Goff

Sources 

  • Michael Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us

Comments 

Toutle River Bridge
Posted June 17, 2008, by Randy Brush

Hello to you. Do you know what happen on May 18, 1980? That is lucky bridge over Toutle River. Because of lahar and hot water from Mount St. Helens Volcano Eruption. Lahar or hot water of lava were damage two camelback truss on highway state route 504 and railroad bridge near freeway I-5 and other bridges near Mount St. Helens. They check bridge is safety. THANK YOU