Structure 46C0237 · Tulare County, CA

Avenue 322 over Friant-kern Canal

Carries Avenue 322 over Friant-kern Canal, 0.1 Mi West Of SR 245.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT87 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

87 ft end to end, longest span 43 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built194977 years old
Length87.3 ft26.6 m
Daily traffic150counted 1978
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTulare
Location0.1 Mi West Of SR 245
CarriesAvenue 322
CrossesFriant-kern Canal
Coordinates36.37323, -119.09898

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length87.3 ft (26.6 m)
Max Span42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area212.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1949

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (1978)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number46C0237

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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