Structure 17 0055 · Nevada County, CA

Broad ST over State Route 20

Carries Broad ST over State Route 20, 03-nev-020-r16.99-nevc.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT98 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

98 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196759 years old
Length97.8 ft29.8 m
Daily traffic7,000counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyNevada
Location03-nev-020-r16.99-nevc
CarriesBroad ST
CrossesState Route 20
Coordinates39.26218, -121.01714

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length97.8 ft (29.8 m)
Max Span92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Width58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Area527.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number17 0055

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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