WSDOT plans repairs on SR 410 White River Bridge between Buckley and Enumclaw

BUCKLEY – The Washington State Department of Transportation now has a plan for a brief repair on the White River Bridge on State Route 410 between Buckley and Enumclaw that would reopen it to one-way alternating site visitors by the top of September.

On Monday, Aug. 18, the bridge was struck inflicting in depth harm to the construction and the speedy closure of the bridge.

Last week WSDOT bridge inspectors and engineers carried out an in depth evaluation and inspection of the bridge earlier than inputting info right into a modeling program, which helped decide the subsequent steps for repairs and reopening.

Repairs to the White River Bridge

WSDOT will fabricate and set up 5 non permanent braces on the bridge alongside the panels of the construction. These braces work much like a splint or forged for a damaged bone. The brace works alongside the broken part, so the load doesn’t relaxation on the weakened element alone. WSDOT plans to put in every brace as it’s fabricated.

Once the braces are in place, which we hope can be by mid- to late-September, the intent is to reopen a single lane of the bridge to alternating site visitors. Traffic would transfer down the centerline of the bridge and be managed by non permanent site visitors indicators at every finish, related to what’s presently in place on the SR 169 Dan Evans/Green River Bridge.

Because of the in depth harm, the bridge can not safely reopen to 2 lanes of site visitors till everlasting repairs are made. WSDOT bridge engineers are growing that long-term restore plan now, and particulars in regards to the schedule and development can be shared as soon as they’re finalized.

Detour stays till non permanent repairs made

Until the non permanent repair is in place, a full closure stays at each ends of the bridge, which suggests site visitors, pedestrians and bicycles should not allowed. A signed detour directs vacationers across the closure utilizing SR 164, 18, 167 and 410. Travelers ought to enable additional time, as this detour can add 45 to 60 minutes of journey or extra throughout peak journey instances.

Coordinated response

Because of the numerous influence to security, mobility and the day by day lifetime of the encircling communities, WSDOT continues to work intently with native municipalities, the Governor’s workplace, state and native elected officers and first responders to handle the response to this emergency closure.

Earlier at the moment, Governor Bob Ferguson declared an emergency in King and Pierce counties on account of the closure of the White River Bridge. The emergency proclamation permits the state to hunt federal funds to reimburse the work presently underway to restore the bridge, and work into the long run. 

Bridge background

The White River Bridge is a metal truss bridge in-built 1949. It carries a median of twenty-two,099 automobiles every day. WSDOT bridges are inspected on a two-year cycle. The final inspection of this bridge passed off in April 2025, and the bridge was decided to be in honest situation. A bridge is predicted to have a service lifetime of 75 years based mostly on present requirements. The common age of state-owned vehicular bridges is 51 years.

WSDOT will proceed to supply updates as extra info is on the market. In addition to the real-time travel map, info is on the market from the WSDOT cellular app and by signing up for WSDOT’s email updates.