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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />This 2024 Annual Bridge Report has been completed in compliance with WAC 136-20-060, which requires <br />that each County Road Engineer furnish a written report of the findings of the previous year's inspection <br />effort to the legislative authority. This report summarizes Kittitas County's bridge inspection program, <br />including recommendations regarding replacement, rehabilitation, repair, and load restrictions on the <br />County's deficient bridges. This annual bridge report is an important resource in preparing the County Six <br />Year Transportation Improvement Program and other transportation planning tools. <br />The goal of this report is to: <br />1. Provide the previous year's bridge inspection findings <br />2. Provide maintenance recommendations to maximize the life of the County bridge asset <br />3. Identify bridges which may need to be replaced or rehabilitated <br />4. Satisfy the reporting requirements set by other governmental agencies <br />Highlights from the 2024 bridge inspection program: <br />1. 141 bridge inspections were performed <br />a. 53 routine inspections performed on Kittitas County bridges. <br />b. 88 other bridge inspections including short span and other local agency bridges. <br />2. Kittitas County was awarded $2,463,189 in Federal Lands Access Program funds for the <br />replacement of the weight restricted Liberty Road over Swauk Creek Bridge. The work began <br />in June of 2024 and was completed in November of 2024. <br />3. Kittitas County was awarded $2,722,997 in Washington State Department of Transportation <br />Local Bridge funds for the replacement of the weight restricted Cooke Canyon Road over <br />Hiline Canal Bridge. The proposed work began November 27, 2023, and completed in April <br />of 2024. <br />4. Kittitas County was awarded $2,531,727 in Washington State Department of Transportation <br />Local Bridge funds for the replacement of the weight restricted Faust Road over Town Ditch <br />Bridge. The proposed work began November 13, 2023 and completed in April of 2024. <br />5. A new concrete bridge was constructed on Vantage Highway crossing the Cascade Canal <br />which replaced a weight restricted, timber deck and timber superstructure bridge. <br />6. A new concrete bridge was constructed on the North Fork Teanaway Road crossing the North <br />Fork Teanaway River replacing a weight restricted concrete structure that had accident <br />damage. <br />7. Bridge No. 78112, which consists of two steel culverts, had ownership transferred to the City <br />of Ellenburg due to City annexation of the accompanying area. <br />Kittitas County 2024 Annual Bridge Report <br />