Structure 4C0007 · Humboldt County, CA

Bald Hills Road over Klamath River

Carries Bald Hills Road over Klamath River, At Intersection SR 169.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT793 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

793 ft end to end, longest span 299 ft: about 2.2 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 deck truss.

Built1959rebuilt 1965
Length793.0 ft241.7 m
Daily traffic43counted 2006
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt
LocationAt Intersection SR 169
CarriesBald Hills Road
CrossesKlamath River
Coordinates41.20697, -123.75801

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length793.0 ft (241.7 m)
Max Span298.6 ft (91 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area1981.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1965)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic43 (2006)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number04C0007

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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