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The report of the 2025 annual bridge inspection effort (Exhibit 1) includes recommendations for bridge replacement and repair. PW staff have become certified with Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to lead the County bridge inspection effort. Reliance on consultants will continue to be needed for specialized inspections such as underwater and non -redundant steel tension member (previously fracture critical structure) inspections. One -hundred -sixty-three (163) County owned structures were inspected in 2025 by county staff. This included two specialized inspections of non -redundant steel tension members bridges with the support of consultants. Previous bridge inspections included a Sufficiency Rating, based on a scale of 0-100. Beginning in 2026, the 2022 Specifications for the National Bridge Inventory (SNBI) will determine the bridge data reported to the Federal Highway Administration. As a result, the Overall Bridge Classification Rating, assigned as Good, Fair, or Poor, replaces the previous rating scale. As of December 31, 2025, the County has 51 NBI bridges rated as Good; 55 NBI bridges rated as Fair; and 7 NBI bridges rated as Poor. The non-NBIS structures have also been assigned a rating based on the same classification. As of December 31, 2025, the County has 55 non-NBI structures rated as Good; 88 non-NBI structures rated as Fair; and 8 non-NBI structures rated as Poor. Based on currently awarded funding, the six -year transportation plan includes the replacement of Bridge No. 88273, Reecer Creek over Towne Ditch. Funding for this project includes Rural Arterial Program (RAP) funds through CRAB. The plan also includes the replacement of non-NBI bridge no. 88154-OB Hungry Junction Road over the Cascade Canal. Short Span bridges are not eligible for Federal Funding, Local funding or other sources are used as available. FISCAL IMPACT: None ATTACHMENTS: Exhibit 1: 2025 Annual Bridge Inspection Report