Tazlina River bridge
Streambed scour is the leading cause of bridge failure in the United States resulting in over 60 percent of all failures. The Alaska Science Center, in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and the Alaska Railroad, is researching streambed scour through scour monitoring, hydraulic modeling, and data collection during high flows.
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Streambed scour is the leading cause of bridge failure in the United States resulting in over 60 percent of all failures. Costs associated with repair and the societal repercussions associated with failures are amplified in Alaska where alternate ground transportation routes between many cities do not exist. Damage to bridges and culverts during two floods on the Kenai Peninsula in 2002 was estimated at over 19 million dollars and prevented vehicular traffic to and from the lower Kenai Peninsula for three days.
The USGS Alaska Science Center, in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF), is researching streambed scour through scour monitoring, hydrodynamic modeling, and data collection during high flows.
Bridges | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
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Chilkat River BN 742 | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
Copper River BN 1187 | Real-time Data | -- |
Glacier Creek BN 999 | Real-time Data | -- |
Kashwitna River BN 212 | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
Kasilof River BN 670 | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
Knik River near Palmer BN 539 | Real-time Data | -- |
Lowe River BN 557 | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
Lowe River BN 1383 | Real-time Data | -- |
Nenana River near Windy BN 1243 | Real-time Data | -- |
Red Cloud River BN 983 | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
Salcha River near Salchaket BN 527 | Real-time Data | -- |
Sheridan River BN 230 | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
Tanana River at Big Delta BN 524 | Real-time Data | -- |
Tanana River at Nenana BN 202 | Real-time Data | -- |
Tazlina River BN 573 | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
Sounding cross section surveys at Alaska bridge crossings are available in a dynamic data release at: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9G663NX.
Below are data or web applications associated with this project.
Sounding Cross Section Surveys at Alaska Bridge Crossings
GIS and Hydraulic Model data in Support of a Geomorphic and Hydraulic Assessment of Glacial Outburst Floods on the Snow River near Seward, Alaska
Tabular Input/Output Data and Model Files for 19 Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Models for Streambed Scour Evaluations at Selected Bridge Sites in Alaska, 2016-2017
Below are multimedia items associated with this project.
Kasilof River sonar on a bridge
Chilkat River sonar on a bridge
Kashwitna River bridge debris
Copper River sonar on a bridge
Knik River bridge aerial view
Tanana River at Big Delta sonar and debris on a bridge
Tanana River at Big Delta sonar and debris on a bridge
Tanana River at Big Delta bridge
Twentymile River sonar on a bridge
Knik River sonar on a bridge
Glacier Creek sonar
Kashwitna River sonar on a bridge
Copper River bridge longer view
Kasilof River bridge during high water
Kasilof River bridge during high water
Below are publications associated with this project.
Streambed scour evaluations and conditions at selected bridge sites in Alaska, 2016–17
Measurement of long-term channel change through repeated cross-section surveys at bridge crossings in Alaska
Streambed scour evaluations and conditions at selected bridge sites in Alaska, 2013–15
Streambed scour evaluations and conditions at selected bridge sites in Alaska, 2012
Evaluation of streambed scour at bridges over tidal waterways in Alaska
Streamflow and streambed scour in 2010 at bridge 339, Copper River, Alaska
Application of the multi-dimensional surface water modeling system at Bridge 339, Copper River Highway, Alaska
Geomorphology and river dynamics of the lower Copper River, Alaska
Hydraulic survey and scour assessment of Bridge 524, Tanana River at Big Delta, Alaska
Modeling surface-water flow and sediment mobility with the Multi-Dimensional Surface-Water Modeling System (MD_SWMS)
Calculation of scour depth at the Parks Highway Bridge on the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska, using one- and two-dimensional hydraulic models
Development and Calibration of Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Model of the Tanana River near Tok, Alaska
Below are partners associated with this project.
Streambed scour is the leading cause of bridge failure in the United States resulting in over 60 percent of all failures. The Alaska Science Center, in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and the Alaska Railroad, is researching streambed scour through scour monitoring, hydraulic modeling, and data collection during high flows.
Return to Water
Streambed scour is the leading cause of bridge failure in the United States resulting in over 60 percent of all failures. Costs associated with repair and the societal repercussions associated with failures are amplified in Alaska where alternate ground transportation routes between many cities do not exist. Damage to bridges and culverts during two floods on the Kenai Peninsula in 2002 was estimated at over 19 million dollars and prevented vehicular traffic to and from the lower Kenai Peninsula for three days.
The USGS Alaska Science Center, in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF), is researching streambed scour through scour monitoring, hydrodynamic modeling, and data collection during high flows.
Bridges | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
---|---|---|
Chilkat River BN 742 | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
Copper River BN 1187 | Real-time Data | -- |
Glacier Creek BN 999 | Real-time Data | -- |
Kashwitna River BN 212 | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
Kasilof River BN 670 | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
Knik River near Palmer BN 539 | Real-time Data | -- |
Lowe River BN 557 | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
Lowe River BN 1383 | Real-time Data | -- |
Nenana River near Windy BN 1243 | Real-time Data | -- |
Red Cloud River BN 983 | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
Salcha River near Salchaket BN 527 | Real-time Data | -- |
Sheridan River BN 230 | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
Tanana River at Big Delta BN 524 | Real-time Data | -- |
Tanana River at Nenana BN 202 | Real-time Data | -- |
Tazlina River BN 573 | Real-time Data | Real-time Imagery |
Sounding cross section surveys at Alaska bridge crossings are available in a dynamic data release at: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9G663NX.
Below are data or web applications associated with this project.
Sounding Cross Section Surveys at Alaska Bridge Crossings
GIS and Hydraulic Model data in Support of a Geomorphic and Hydraulic Assessment of Glacial Outburst Floods on the Snow River near Seward, Alaska
Tabular Input/Output Data and Model Files for 19 Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Models for Streambed Scour Evaluations at Selected Bridge Sites in Alaska, 2016-2017
Below are multimedia items associated with this project.
Kasilof River sonar on a bridge
Chilkat River sonar on a bridge
Kashwitna River bridge debris
Copper River sonar on a bridge
Knik River bridge aerial view
Tanana River at Big Delta sonar and debris on a bridge
Tanana River at Big Delta sonar and debris on a bridge
Tanana River at Big Delta bridge
Twentymile River sonar on a bridge
Knik River sonar on a bridge
Glacier Creek sonar
Kashwitna River sonar on a bridge
Copper River bridge longer view
Kasilof River bridge during high water
Kasilof River bridge during high water
Below are publications associated with this project.
Streambed scour evaluations and conditions at selected bridge sites in Alaska, 2016–17
Measurement of long-term channel change through repeated cross-section surveys at bridge crossings in Alaska
Streambed scour evaluations and conditions at selected bridge sites in Alaska, 2013–15
Streambed scour evaluations and conditions at selected bridge sites in Alaska, 2012
Evaluation of streambed scour at bridges over tidal waterways in Alaska
Streamflow and streambed scour in 2010 at bridge 339, Copper River, Alaska
Application of the multi-dimensional surface water modeling system at Bridge 339, Copper River Highway, Alaska
Geomorphology and river dynamics of the lower Copper River, Alaska
Hydraulic survey and scour assessment of Bridge 524, Tanana River at Big Delta, Alaska
Modeling surface-water flow and sediment mobility with the Multi-Dimensional Surface-Water Modeling System (MD_SWMS)
Calculation of scour depth at the Parks Highway Bridge on the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska, using one- and two-dimensional hydraulic models
Development and Calibration of Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Model of the Tanana River near Tok, Alaska
Below are partners associated with this project.