Structure 46C0025 · Tulare County, CA

AVE 152 over Tule River

Carries AVE 152 over Tule River, 1.25 Mi W Of RD 224.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT414 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

414 ft end to end, longest span 41 ft: about 6 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.

Built194878 years old
Length414.0 ft126.2 m
Daily traffic5,700counted 2012
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTulare
Location1.25 Mi W Of RD 224
CarriesAVE 152
CrossesTule River
Coordinates36.06579, -119.08175

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length414.0 ft (126.2 m)
Max Span41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area1148.4 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,700 (2012)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number46C0025

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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