Structure 45C0037 · Kings County, CA

8th AVE over North Branch Kings River

Carries 8th AVE over North Branch Kings River, 0.5 Mi N Of Clinton.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT362 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

362 ft end to end, longest span 28 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built197056 years old
Length361.9 ft110.3 m
Daily traffic600counted 2017
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyKings
Location0.5 Mi N Of Clinton
Carries8th AVE
CrossesNorth Branch Kings River
Coordinates36.45833, -119.60015

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length361.9 ft (110.3 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Deck Area1092.0 sq m
Main Spans15
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic600 (2017)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number45C0037

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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