Structure 4C0052 · Humboldt County, CA

Butler Valley RD over Mad River

Carries Butler Valley RD over Mad River, 0.1 Mi E/o Black Crk LN.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT204 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

204 ft end to end: 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 deck arch.

Built1937rebuilt 1965
Length204.1 ft62.2 m
Daily traffic105counted 2011
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt
Location0.1 Mi E/o Black Crk LN
CarriesButler Valley RD
CrossesMad River
Coordinates40.76481, -123.88928

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length204.1 ft (62.2 m)
Max Span132.9 ft (40.5 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area416.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1937 (reconstructed 1965)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic105 (2011)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number04C0052

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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