Washington State
Department of Transportation

Bridge Damage Report Form

1. Date
2. Time
Status
       3. Open     4. Restricted      5. Closed     6. Collapsed
 7. Region
 
8. County

 9. Route
10. Milepost
11. Bridge Number
12. Location:

 13. Inspector's Name
 
14. Remarks
 
Emergency Bridge Inspection
Check boxes that correspond with any problems below:
Note:Only check a box if you are going to close the bridge
.
Items
Check for
15. Bridge Approaches
Raised or lowered, cracks, or buckling
16. Wing Walls
Excessive cracks or spalling
17. Bridge Abutments
Excessive cracks, spalling or movement at the ground level
18. Bent Caps, and Columns
Excessive cracks, spalling, bearing movement, missing girder stops, out of plum, or movement at the ground level with disturbed soil
19. Bearings
Missing, unseated with less than 6” bearing, misalignment, sheared, or bent bolts
20. Beams or Girders
Misalignment, distortion, excessive cracking, spalling, or missing bolts or rivets
21. Bridge Deck (top and underside)
Excessive cracks, spalling, shifting, raised or depressed areas
22. Hinge or Expansion Joints
Misalignment, excessive cracks, spalling, torn or protruding materials
23. Hand Rail, Parapet, and Curb Misalignment, distortion, separation, excessive cracking or spalling
24. Utilities and Surrounding Areas Disturbed soil, soil liquefaction, damaged utilities, sand blows, and surrounding structure damage.
25. Seismic Restraint Devices Bent, fractured, broken, missing, damaged anchorage connections

How to tag a bridge properly:

If Bridge is SAFE to stay OPEN, apply GREEN tape with the date, time, and inspector's initials to right hand side of the bridge on the approaching corner.

If Bridge is UNSAFE and to be CLOSED, apply RED tape with date. time, and inspector's initials to right hand side of the bridge on the approaching corner.

Communications Log
Sending Station
Receiving Station
Radio frequency MHZ
Time Sent/Recieved (local)

DOT Form 300-002 Revised 10/2022

             Version 1.1