Structure 29C0108 · San Joaquin County, CA

Bacon Island Road over Middle River

Carries Bacon Island Road over Middle River, 1.3 Mi N/o W Low Jones RD.

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 overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT975 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

975 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 2.7 football fields. 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 swing bridge (drawn closed).

Built199531 years old
Length975.1 ft297.2 m
Daily traffic480counted 2015
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Joaquin
Location1.3 Mi N/o W Low Jones RD
CarriesBacon Island Road
CrossesMiddle River
Coordinates37.95622, -121.52946

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length975.1 ft (297.2 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area2793.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic480 (2015)
Truck Traffic5%
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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number29C0108

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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