Structure 37C0256 · Santa Clara County, CA

Brokaw RD over Guadalupe River

Carries Brokaw RD over Guadalupe River, 0.4 Mi S Of SH 101.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT165 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

165 ft end to end, longest span 66 ft: about 2 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length165.0 ft50.3 m
Daily traffic34,700counted 2009
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
Location0.4 Mi S Of SH 101
CarriesBrokaw RD
CrossesGuadalupe River
Coordinates37.36716, -121.92499

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length165.0 ft (50.3 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width73.5 ft (22.4 m)
Deck Area1126.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic34,700 (2009)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number37C0256

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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