Project Summary: Highway Investigation - 155 Docket Items - HWY13MH012

Description: A span of the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River collapsed resulting in three vehicle occupants falling into the river. No fatalities resulted from the collapse.

Mode: Highway

NTSB Number: HWY13MH012

Date of Accident: 05/23/2013

City: Mount Vernon

State/Region: WA

Country: United States

Project Type: Investigation

Docket Information

Creation Date: 08/08/2013

Last Modified: 01/14/2016 4:39 PM

Public Release Date & Time: 06/11/2014 9:55 AM


Docket Table of Contents

Docket Items: 155
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Title
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1 Accident Summary 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
2 Motor Carrier Factual Report of Investigation 35 0 Adobe PDF file View
3 MC Attachment #1 - FMCSA Carrier Profile 76 0 Adobe PDF file View
4 MC Attachment #1A - Carrier's Alberta Safety Certificate 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
5 MC Attachment #2 - Carrier's Alberta Carrier Profile 133 0 Adobe PDF file View
6 MC Attachment #3 - Excerpts From Carrier's Driver and Owner's Manual 39 0 Adobe PDF file View
7 MC Attachment #4 - GPS Data 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
8 MC Attachment #5 - Excerpts From Driver's Qualification File 55 0 Adobe PDF file View
9 MC Attachment #6 - Chapter 5 of the Alberta Commercial Vehicle Safety Manual 66 0 Adobe PDF file View
10 MC Attachment #7 - Alberta Commercial Safety Compliance Manual 21 0 Adobe PDF file View
11 MC Attachment #8 - Alberta Transportation Compliance Guidelines 25 0 Adobe PDF file View
12 MC Attachment #9 - Carrier's Alberta's Summary Audit Report March 26 2013 25 0 Adobe PDF file View
13 MC Attachment #10 - Carrier's US 2013 Compliance Review 8 0 Adobe PDF file View
14 MC Attachment #11 - Alberta's Over-Dimensional and Overweight Commercial Vehicle Regulations 9 0 Adobe PDF file View
15 MC Attachment #12 - Carrier's Preventative Maintenance Program 20 0 Adobe PDF file View
16 MC Attachment #13 - 5-26-2013 SMS Data and FMCSA Warning Letter 9 0 Adobe PDF file View
17 MC Attachment #14 - Washington State and Canadian Permits 49 0 Adobe PDF file View
18 MC Attachment #14 A - Carrier's Super Load Permit 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
19 MC Attachment #15 - Accident Pilot Car Driver Information 12 0 Adobe PDF file View
20 MC Attachment #16 - Accident Truck Driver's Log Book 24 0 Adobe PDF file View
21 MC Attachment #17 - Pilot Car Driver Best Practices Book 25 0 Adobe PDF file View
22 MC Attachment #17A - Excerpts From Washington State Pilot-Escort Driver Certification Operator's Manual 9 0 Adobe PDF file View
23 MC Attachment #17B - Washington State Pilot Car Requirements - WAC 468-38-010 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
24 MC Attachment #17C - WASHTO Guide for Uniform Laws and Regulations 107 0 Adobe PDF file View
25 MC Attachment #18 - New York, Colorado, and New Mexico Route Survey Checklists 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
26 MC Attachment #19 - New York, Colorado, New Mexico, and California Oversized Load Permit Applications 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
27 MC Attachment #20 - States' Oversize Load and Permit Requirements 16 0 Adobe PDF file View
28 MC Attachment #21 - Glendale CA Recommendations History 34 0 Adobe PDF file View
29 MC Attachment #22 - Second Truck Driver's Driving Information 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
30 MC Attachment #23 - Motorways Transport US Carrier Profile 62 0 Adobe PDF file View
31 MC Attachment #24 - Sample Route Survey 8 0 Adobe PDF file View
32 Airbag Control Module - Specialist's Factual Report 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
33 Vehicle Factors Group Chairman's Factual Report 23 0 Adobe PDF file View
34 Vehicle Attachment 1 – Washington State Patrol Post-Crash Driver/Vehicle Examination Report for the 2010 Kenworth Combination Unit 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
35 Vehicle Attachment 2 – 2010 Kenworth Truck Tractor Specifications 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
36 Vehicle Attachment 3 – Aspen Semitrailer Specifications 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
37 Vehicle Attachment 4 – Casing Shed Specifications 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
38 Vehicle Attachment 5 – 2010 Kenworth Truck Tractor Caterpillar Engine Data 13 0 Adobe PDF file View
39 Vehicle Attachment 6 – Annual Inspections for the 2010 Kenworth Combination Unit 7 0 Adobe PDF file View
40 Vehicle Attachment 7 – 1997 Dodge Ram Pickup Truck Specifications 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
41 Vehicle Attachment 8 – Bow Hill Scale Data for May 23, 2013 from 1850 to 1900 hours 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
42 Vehicle Attachment 9 – Washington State Patrol Post-Crash Driver/Vehicle Examination Report for the 2000 Kenworth Combination Unit 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
43 Vehicle Attachment 10 – 2010 Dodge Ram Pickup Truck Specifications 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
44 Vehicle Attachment 11 – 2009 Jayco Travel Trailer Specifications 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
45 Vehicle Attachment 12 – 2010 Dodge Ram Pickup Truck Airbag Control Module Data 16 0 Adobe PDF file View
46 Vehicle Attachment 13 – 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Specifications 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
47 Vehicle Attachment 14 – 1995 BMW 525i Specifications 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
48 Vehicle Attachment 15 – Washington State Department of Transportation Report of Pavement Friction 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
49 Vehicle Attachment 16 – Washington State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Report of Investigation 15 0 Adobe PDF file View
50 VEH Photo 1 – 2010 Kenworth combination unit, oversize load 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
51 VEH Photo 2 – Damage to the upper right front corner and along the right top edge of the oversize load 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
52 VEH Photo 3 – Damage to the upper left front side of the oversize load 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
53 VEH Photo 4 – Broken chain at the right front corner of the oversize load 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
54 VEH Photo 5 – Broken tie down across the lower forward section of the oversize load 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
55 VEH Photo 6 – Chain links and sections of the webbed tie down found on the bridge deck, south of the collapsed section of the bridge 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
56 VEH Photo 7 – Lower right edge of the oversize load, showing the leftward shift toward the front of the trailer 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
57 VEH Photo 8 – Tire contact marks inside of the wheel well on the left side of axle 4 of the oversize load 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
58 VEH Photo 9 – Exemplar combination unit, consisting of the 2010 Kenworth truck tractor of the accident combination unit and exemplar oversize trailer and load 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
59 VEH Photo 10 – 1997 Dodge Ram pickup truck, pilot car 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
60 VEH Photo 11 – 2000 Kenworth combination unit 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
61 VEH Photo 12 – Rear view of the 2000 Kenworth combination unit trailer, indicating the locations of the blue paint transfers marks 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
62 VEH Photo 13 – Paint transfer marks along the top right side trailer edge rail of the 2000 Kenworth combination unit 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
63 VEH Photo 14 – Paint transfer marks at the top rear and upper right trailer door hinge of the 2000 Kenworth combination unit 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
64 VEH Photo 15 – 2010 Dodge Ram pickup truck 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
65 VEH Photo 16 – 2009 Jayco travel trailer 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
66 VEH Photo 17 – 2013 Subaru Crosstrek 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
67 VEH Photo 18 – 1995 BMW 525i 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
68 Survival Factors Group Chairman's Factual Report 18 0 Adobe PDF file View
69 Survival Factors - Attachment 1 State of WA Police Report 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
70 Survival Factors - Attachment 2 - Skagit 911 Report 2012 37 0 Adobe PDF file View
71 Survival Factors - Attachment 3 - Skagit County 911 Radio Communications Plan 31 0 Adobe PDF file View
72 Survival Factors - Attachment 4 - WA State Patrol Incident Log 23 0 Adobe PDF file View
73 Survival Factors - Attachment 5 - Mt. Vernon Fire Inc Command Report 28 0 Adobe PDF file View
74 Survival Factors - Attachment 6 - Emergency Communications Fact Sheets 7 0 Adobe PDF file View
75 Survival Factors - Attachment 7 - Driver License Records 15 0 Adobe PDF file View
76 Survival Factors - Attachment 8 - Sheriff Report 18 0 Adobe PDF file View
77 Survival Factors - Attachment 9 - Coast Guard Enforcement of Safety Zone 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
78 Survival Factors - Attachment 10 - WA DOT Site Specific Safety Plan 57 0 Adobe PDF file View
79 Survival Factors - Attachment 11 - Pacific Pile and Marine Site Specific Safety Plan 32 0 Adobe PDF file View
80 Survival Factors - Attachment 12 - Global Diving Site Specific Safety Plan 29 0 Adobe PDF file View
81 Survival Factors - Attachment 13 - Summarized Statements from 2000 Kenworth and 1995 BMW Drivers 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
82 Human Performance Group Chairman's Factual Report 26 0 Adobe PDF file View
83 Human Performance - Attachment 1 - Narratives/Transcripts of Investigative Interviews 74 0 Adobe PDF file View
84 Human Performance - Attachment 2 - 2010 Kenworth Driver's Cellular Telephone Records 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
85 Human Performance - Attachment 3 - 2010 Kenworth Medical Examination for Motor Vehicle Operators 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
86 Human Performance - Attachment 4 - Result of DOT Controlled Substance Test 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
87 Human Performance - Attachment 5 - Final Forensic Toxicology Non-Fatal Accident Report 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
88 Human Performance - Attachment 6 - Cellular Telephone Records for Pilot Car Driver 8 0 Adobe PDF file View
89 Human Performance - Attachment 7 - Certified Pilot/Escort Vehicle Operator Handbook 69 0 Adobe PDF file View
90 Human Performance - Attachment 8 - Evergreen Safety Council Highway Height and Width Restrictions 69 0 Adobe PDF file View
91 Human Performance - Attachment 9 - Washington State Driving Record 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
92 Human Performance - Attachment 10 - Response from National Driver Register 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
93 Human Performance - Attachment 11 - Accident Load Permit 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
94 Human Performance - Attachment 12 - Transcript of Police Interview of 2000 Kenworth Driver 43 0 Adobe PDF file View
95 Highway Factors Group Chairman's Factual Report 87 0 Adobe PDF file View
96 Highway Factors - Attachment 1, Layout of the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River showing fracture critical members 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
97 Highway Factors - Attachment 2, Speed limit reduction from 70 mph to 60 mph in the vicinity of the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River 9 0 Adobe PDF file View
98 Highway Factors - Attachment 3, 85th percentile speed study in the vicinity of the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River 10 0 Adobe PDF file View
99 Highway Factors - Attachment 4, Existing signage in the vicinity of the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
100 Highway Factors - Attachment 5, Traffic accident summary in the vicinity of the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River 7 0 Adobe PDF file View
101 Highway Factors - Attachment 6, History of National Bridge Inventory (NBI) ratings on the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River from 1983 to 2013 63 0 Adobe PDF file View
102 Highway Factors - Attachment 7, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) bridge damage report dated 11/29/2012 for the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
103 Highway Factors - Attachment 8, Washington State Dept. of Transportation (WSDOT) routine bridge and fracture critical member bridge inspection report dated 8/25/2012 for the I-95 Bridge over the Skagit River 18 0 Adobe PDF file View
104 Highway Factors - Attachment 9, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) visual fracture critical inspection report dated 8/25/2012 for the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
105 Highway Factors - Attachment 10, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) bridge damage report dated 3/17/2013 for the State Road 16 and the Olympic Drive Overpass 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
106 Highway Factors - Attachment 11, State of Washington Police Traffic Collision Report dated 3/17/2013 for the State Road 16 and the Olympic Drive Overpass 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
107 Highway Factors - Attachment 12, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) bridge damage report dated 1/4/2011 for the State Road 16 and the Olympic Drive Overpass 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
108 Highway Factors - Attachment 13, Cost of replacement to the girder that was damaged as a result of the high load bridge hit to the State Road 16 and the Olympic Drive Overpass on 1/4/2011 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
109 Highway Factors - Attachment 14, Bridge rating summary for the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
110 Highway Factors - Attachment 15, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Low Clearance Signing Policy 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
111 Highway Factors - Attachment 16, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) “Bridge List” Website containing vertical clearances for the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River 9 0 Adobe PDF file View
112 Highway Factors - Attachment 17, 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Low Clearance Sign Requirements 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
113 Highway Factors - Attachment 18, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Special Motor Vehicle Oversize/Overweight Permit for Accident Vehicle 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
114 HWY Photo-01, View of I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River looking to the north when it was originally constructed in 1955 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
115 HWY Photo-02, View of I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River looking to the north on May 24, 2013 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
116 HWY Photo-03, View of damage to the U1 portal in Span 5 above the right lane in the northbound direction to the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River as a result of the high load bridge hit on November 29, 2012 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
117 HWY Photo-04, View of damage to the U2 sway brace in Span 5 above the right lane in the northbound direction to the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River as a result of the high load bridge hit on November 29, 2012 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
118 HWY Photo-05, View of damage to the State Road 16 and the Olympic Drive Overpass as a result of the high load bridge hit on March 17, 2013 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
119 HWY Photo-06, View of damage to the State Road 16 and the Olympic Drive Overpass as a result of the high load bridge hit on January 4, 2011 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
120 HWY Photo-07, View of new low clearance sign developed by the National Park Service as a result of the Alexandria Avenue Bridge Overpass accident on November 14, 2004 in Alexandria, VA 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
121 HWY Photo-08, View of MUTCD low clearance signs (W12-2) that existed prior to the accident next to the southbound lanes before the Alexandria Avenue Bridge Overpass in Alexandria, VA 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
122 HWY Photo-09, View of MUTCD low clearance signs (W12-2) that existed prior to the accident placed on the Alexandria Avenue Bridge Overpass face over the left and right lanes in Alexandria, VA 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
123 HWY Photo-10, View of collapsed portion of I-5 Bridge in the Skagit River looking to the north toward Pier 9 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
124 HWY Photo-11, View of collapsed portion of I-5 Bridge in the Skagit River looking to the south toward Pier 8 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
125 HWY Photo-12, View of collapsed portion of I-5 Bridge in the Skagit River looking to the west 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
126 HWY Photo-13, View of collapsed portion of I-5 Bridge in the Skagit River looking to the east 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
127 HWY Photo-14, View of collapsed portion of I-5 Bridge and vehicles in the Skagit River looking to the northeast toward Pier 9 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
128 HWY Photo-15, View of collapsed portion of I-5 Bridge and vehicles in the Skagit River looking to the southeast toward Pier 8 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
129 HWY Photo-16, View of collapsed portion of I-5 Bridge and vehicles in the Skagit River looking to the southwest toward Pier 8 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
130 HWY Photo-17, View of damage to the U4 sway brace in Span 7 above the right lane in the southbound direction to the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River as a result of the high load bridge hit on May 23, 2013 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
131 HWY Photo-18, View of bowing to the vertical member as a result of the high load bridge hit to the U4 sway brace in Span 7 above the right lane in the southbound direction to the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River on May 23, 2013 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
132 HWY Photo-19, View of damage to the U5 and U6 sway braces in Span 7 above the right lane in the southbound direction to the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River as a result of the high load bridge hit on May 23, 2013 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
133 HWY Photo-20, View of 2-foot and 2-inch wide paved right shoulder adjacent to the right lane in the southbound direction to the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
134 HWY Photo-21, View of 2-foot and 6-inch wide paved left shoulders adjacent to the left lanes on the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River looking to the south 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
135 HWY Photo-22, View of barge and crane equipment used to remove the vehicles and the collapsed portion of the I-5 Bridge in the Skagit River looking to the southwest 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
136 Materials Laboratory Factual Report 13-069 Video 11 0 Adobe PDF file View
137 Materials Laboratory Factual Report 13-070 on-scene 40 0 Adobe PDF file View
138 Materials Laboratory Factual Report 14-029 V2 Tensile Tests 8 0 Adobe PDF file View
139 HWY13MH012 - Video Study - Specialist's Report 24 0 Adobe PDF file View
140 Technical Reconstruction Group Chairman's Factual Report 32 0 Adobe PDF file View
141 Technical Reconstruction Group Select Photographs 10 0 Adobe PDF file View
142 Patrol Car Video Study 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
143 Mullen Trucking, LP Submission of Proposed Findings 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
144 Mullen Trucking, LP Technical Review Comments 51 0 Adobe PDF file View
145 Washington State DOT Technical Review Comments 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
146 Technical Review Documents 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
147 Highway Accident Report 85 0 Adobe PDF file View
148 Safety Recommendation Letter H-14-8 through -12 8 0 Adobe PDF file View
149 Safety Recommendation Letter H-14-013 104 0 Adobe PDF file View
150 Safety Recommendation Letter H-14-014-017 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
151 Safety Recommendation H-14-018-019 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
152 Safety Recommendation Letter H-14-020-022 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
153 Safety Recommendation Letter H-14-023-024 8 0 Adobe PDF file View
154 Safety Recommendation H-14-025 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
155 Safety Alert- The Impact of Oversize Loads on Our Nations Bridges 1 0 Adobe PDF file View