Structure 39C0143 · Merced County, CA

Arboleda Drive over Miles Creek

Carries Arboleda Drive over Miles Creek, 0.1 Mi S Mission Avenue.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT78 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

78 ft end to end, longest span 30 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.

Built198739 years old
Length78.1 ft23.8 m
Daily traffic1,090counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2022every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMerced
Location0.1 Mi S Mission Avenue
CarriesArboleda Drive
CrossesMiles Creek
Coordinates37.27287, -120.37901

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area238 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,090 (2018)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number39C0143

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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