Structure 51C0142 · Santa Barbara County, CA

Carpinteria AVE over Franklin Creek

Carries Carpinteria AVE over Franklin Creek, 0.1 Mi W Of Holly AVE.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT62 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

62 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built197749 years old
Length62.0 ft18.9 m
Daily traffic8,024counted 2011
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySanta Barbara
Location0.1 Mi W Of Holly AVE
CarriesCarpinteria AVE
CrossesFranklin Creek
Coordinates34.40129, -119.52194

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Max Span58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Width77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Area444.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,024 (2011)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number51C0142

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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