Structure 49 0145 · San Luis Obispo County, CA

13th ST over US Highway 101

Carries 13th ST over US Highway 101, 05-slo-101-56.88-psrs.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT112 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

112 ft end to end, longest span 59 ft. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a slab bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length111.5 ft34 m
Daily traffic16,000counted 2005
Last inspectedSeptember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Luis Obispo
Location05-slo-101-56.88-psrs
Carries13th ST
CrossesUS Highway 101
Coordinates35.62789, -120.68679

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length111.5 ft (34 m)
Max Span58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Deck Width79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Deck Area819.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,000 (2005)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number49 0145

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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