Structure 46C0421 · Tulare County, CA

AVE 368 over Cottonwood Creek

Carries AVE 368 over Cottonwood Creek, 0.2 Mi W Of RD 108.

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 FT115 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

115 ft end to end, longest span 38 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.

Built198145 years old
Length115.5 ft35.2 m
Daily traffic275counted 1978
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTulare
Location0.2 Mi W Of RD 108
CarriesAVE 368
CrossesCottonwood Creek
Coordinates36.45796, -119.33513

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length115.5 ft (35.2 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area457.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic275 (1978)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number46C0421

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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