Montana 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.
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Sounding cross section surveys at Alaska bridge crossings are available in a dynamic data release at: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9G663NX.
Below are multimedia items associated with this project.
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Montana River bridge
Copper River bridge
Copper River bridge
Salcha River debris near Salchaket
Salcha River debris near Salchaket
Salcha River debris near Salchaket
Scour under a bridge on the Kenai Peninsula
Scour under a bridge on the Kenai Peninsula in 2002.
Scour under a bridge on the Kenai Peninsula in 2002.
Salcha River bridge near Salchaket
Salcha River bridge near Salchaket
Salcha River bridge near Salchaket
Nenana River sonar top near Windy
Nenana River sonar top near Windy
Nenana River sonar top near Windy
Sheridan River flood
Sheridan River flood
Nenana River pier and sonar near Windy
Nenana River pier near Windy
Lowe River Flood outside of Valdez, Alaska
Lowe River Flood outside of Valdez, Alaska
Lowe River Flood outside of Valdez, Alaska
Sheridan River bridge
Sheridan River bridge
Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Sounding weight on the Copper River Delta, Alaska
Sounding weight on the Copper River Delta, Alaska
Sounding weight on the Copper River Delta, Alaska
Sheridan River sonar
Sheridan River sonar
Sheridan River scour hole
Sheridan River scour hole
Sheridan River scour hole
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.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
Sounding cross section surveys at Alaska bridge crossings are available in a dynamic data release at: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9G663NX.
Below are multimedia items associated with this project.
Filter Total Items: 36
Montana River bridge
Montana River bridge
Copper River bridge
Copper River bridge
Salcha River debris near Salchaket
Salcha River debris near Salchaket
Salcha River debris near Salchaket
Scour under a bridge on the Kenai Peninsula
Scour under a bridge on the Kenai Peninsula in 2002.
Scour under a bridge on the Kenai Peninsula in 2002.
Salcha River bridge near Salchaket
Salcha River bridge near Salchaket
Salcha River bridge near Salchaket
Nenana River sonar top near Windy
Nenana River sonar top near Windy
Nenana River sonar top near Windy
Sheridan River flood
Sheridan River flood
Nenana River pier and sonar near Windy
Nenana River pier near Windy
Lowe River Flood outside of Valdez, Alaska
Lowe River Flood outside of Valdez, Alaska
Lowe River Flood outside of Valdez, Alaska
Sheridan River bridge
Sheridan River bridge
Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Sounding weight on the Copper River Delta, Alaska
Sounding weight on the Copper River Delta, Alaska
Sounding weight on the Copper River Delta, Alaska
Sheridan River sonar
Sheridan River sonar
Sheridan River scour hole
Sheridan River scour hole
Sheridan River scour hole