Structure 8800019P0000000 · Mariposa County, CA

Big Oak Flat Road over Tamarack Creek

Carries Big Oak Flat Road over Tamarack Creek, 7.0 Miles East From El Po.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT204 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

204 ft end to end: about 3 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 deck arch.

Built193987 years old
Length204.4 ft62.3 m
Daily traffic2,530counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMariposa
Location7.0 Miles East From El Po
CarriesBig Oak Flat Road
CrossesTamarack Creek
Coordinates37.72768, -119.71437

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length204.4 ft (62.3 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Area704.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1939

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,530 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number8800019P0000000

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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