Structure 51C0230 · Santa Barbara County, CA

Bonita School Road over Santa Maria River

Carries Bonita School Road over Santa Maria River, 0.3 Mi N SR 166.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT323 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

323 ft end to end, longest span 62 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 bridge of this kind.

Built200224 years old
Length323.2 ft98.5 m
Daily traffic4,195counted 2013
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySanta Barbara
Location0.3 Mi N SR 166
CarriesBonita School Road
CrossesSanta Maria River
Coordinates34.98586, -120.51353

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignOther
Total Length323.2 ft (98.5 m)
Max Span62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area768.3 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,195 (2013)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number51C0230

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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