Structure 20C0042 · Sonoma County, CA

Austin CR RD over Austin Creek

Carries Austin CR RD over Austin Creek, Just S Cazadero HWY.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT165 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

165 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft: about 2 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195967 years old
Length165.0 ft50.3 m
Daily traffic200counted 2015
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySonoma
LocationJust S Cazadero HWY
CarriesAustin CR RD
CrossesAustin Creek
Coordinates38.50625, -123.06949

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length165.0 ft (50.3 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area513.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2015)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number20C0042

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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