Structure 11621-00159 · Colusa County, CA

Auto Tour Route over Main Drain

Carries Auto Tour Route over Main Drain, W .8 Mi On Refuge Road.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT143 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

143 ft end to end, longest span 47 ft. 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.

Built197650 years old
Length143.0 ft43.6 m
Daily traffic25counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyColusa
LocationW .8 Mi On Refuge Road
CarriesAuto Tour Route
CrossesMain Drain
Coordinates39.18317, -122.05150

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length143.0 ft (43.6 m)
Max Span46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area213.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCode 63
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000011621-00159

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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