Structure 33C0443 · Alameda County, CA

Bell Street over Flood Control Channel

Carries Bell Street over Flood Control Channel, 200 Ft West Of Lorren DR.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT37 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

37 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.

Built199036 years old
Length36.7 ft11.2 m
Daily traffic700counted 2008
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyAlameda
Location200 Ft West Of Lorren DR
CarriesBell Street
CrossesFlood Control Channel
Coordinates37.54912, -121.99234

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Max Span34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Width39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Area134.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic700 (2008)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number33C0443

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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