Structure 39C0290 · Merced County, CA

Burchell Avenue over Duck Slough

Carries Burchell Avenue over Duck Slough, 0.6 Mi N/o Mariposa Way.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT231 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

231 ft end to end, longest span 23 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built193888 years old
Length231.0 ft70.4 m
Daily traffic360counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMerced
Location0.6 Mi N/o Mariposa Way
CarriesBurchell Avenue
CrossesDuck Slough
Coordinates37.25704, -120.28866

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length231.0 ft (70.4 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area471.7 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1938

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic360 (2018)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number39C0290

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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