Structure 45C0046 · Kings County, CA

16th AVE over Lower Kings River Ditch

Carries 16th AVE over Lower Kings River Ditch, 1.1 Km S Flint AVE.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT84 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

84 ft end to end, longest span 27 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.

Built199036 years old
Length83.7 ft25.5 m
Daily traffic1,000counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyKings
Location1.1 Km S Flint AVE
Carries16th AVE
CrossesLower Kings River Ditch
Coordinates36.36218, -119.74487

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length83.7 ft (25.5 m)
Max Span26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area275.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number45C0046

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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