Bridge Preservation Program

Mission Statement

A successful bridge preservation program seeks a balanced approach to maintenance and replacement. The objective of a good bridge preservation program is to employ cost-effective strategies and actions to maximize the useful life of bridges. Applying the appropriate bridge preservation treatments and activities at the appropriate time can extend the bridge's useful life at a lower lifetime cost.

Bridge owners typically apply preventative maintenance to elements or components of structures with significant remaining useful life. As a major part of bridge preservation, preventative maintenance is a strategy of extending useful life by applying cost-effective treatments to sound bridges (good or fair condition).

Oversize/Overweight Loads

Contact City of Spokane Valley's Public Works Department at 509-720-5000 and Spokane Valley Police Department at 509-477-3000
- Please allow five (5) days for processing; however, super loads and mega loads may require longer, as well as a review fee
Overweight loads require Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) eSnoopi axle spacing report before review
Spokane Valley bridges are open to all legal loads
Winter restrictions or construction curfew could be enacted
For house or garage moves, contact City of Spokane Valley Permit Center to obtain a right-of-way permit

Bridge Facts

The City of Spokane Valley currently inspects and maintains 20 bridges, comprising 18 vehicular and 1 pedestrian bridges. The records of inspections, maintenance activities, load ratings, and any design plans can be viewed at City Hall.

The City's bridge inventory is maintained as prescribed by the US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Maintenance records, repair reports, load ratings, and bridge plans are stored in the bridge files located in City Hall, second floor. To view or discuss any bridge-specific data please contact Pete Fisch, Certified Bridge Inspection Team Leader #L2250.

The FHWA established the standards for bridge inspections and maintains the National Bridge Inventory (NBI), a database of all the bridges in the country. All bridges are inspected on a regular schedule, typically once every two years and the information is forwarded on to the FHWA, who maintains it.