Structure 4C0005 · Humboldt County, CA

Bald Hills Road over Prairie Creek

Carries Bald Hills Road over Prairie Creek, 0.01 Mi E/o SR 101.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT116 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 7/9

116 ft end to end, longest span 54 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195769 years old
Length116.1 ft35.4 m
Daily traffic479counted 2009
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt
Location0.01 Mi E/o SR 101
CarriesBald Hills Road
CrossesPrairie Creek
Coordinates41.30161, -124.04768

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Max Span54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area300.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1957

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic479 (2009)
Truck Traffic26%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number04C0005

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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