Structure 38C0166 · Stanislaus County, CA

Carver over M.i.d. Main Canal

Carries Carver over M.i.d. Main Canal, S/o St. Francis AVE.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT34 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

34 ft end to end, longest span 17 ft. 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.

Built1923rebuilt 1966
Length34.1 ft10.4 m
Daily traffic2,597counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyStanislaus
LocationS/o St. Francis AVE
CarriesCarver
CrossesM.i.d. Main Canal
Coordinates37.72257, -121.02240

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Max Span17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area104 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1923 (reconstructed 1966)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,597 (2018)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number38C0166

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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