Structure 7C0024 · Lassen County, CA

Bieber Lookout RD over Ash Creek

Carries Bieber Lookout RD over Ash Creek, 2.3 Mi N Of S.h. 299.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
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 FT282 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

282 ft end to end, longest span 28 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 slab bridge.

Built1966rebuilt 1977
Length282.5 ft86.1 m
Daily traffic800counted 1980
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLassen
Location2.3 Mi N Of S.h. 299
CarriesBieber Lookout RD
CrossesAsh Creek
Coordinates41.16302, -121.13379

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length282.5 ft (86.1 m)
Max Span28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area749.1 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 1977)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic800 (1980)
Truck Traffic12%
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 Number07C0024

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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