Structure 17 0048 · Nevada County, CA

Brunswick Road over State Route 20

Carries Brunswick Road over State Route 20, 03-nev-020-r14.80.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT186 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

186 ft end to end, longest span 92 ft: 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1969rebuilt 1988
Length186.0 ft56.7 m
Daily traffic26,000counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyNevada
Location03-nev-020-r14.80
CarriesBrunswick Road
CrossesState Route 20
Coordinates39.23540, -121.03702

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length186.0 ft (56.7 m)
Max Span91.9 ft (28 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area1207.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1969 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

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 0048

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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