Structure 28C0362 · Contra Costa County, CA

Ayers Road over Mount Diablo Creek

Carries Ayers Road over Mount Diablo Creek, 0.3 Mi N Clayton RD.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT60 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

60 ft end to end. 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.

Built198739 years old
Length60.0 ft18.3 m
Daily traffic8,000counted 1990
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa
Location0.3 Mi N Clayton RD
CarriesAyers Road
CrossesMount Diablo Creek
Coordinates37.95946, -121.96703

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Max Span57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Width54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Area301.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,000 (1990)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number28C0362

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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