Structure 44C0101 · Monterey County, CA

Cattlemen Road over Salinas River

Carries Cattlemen Road over Salinas River, E Of US 101 Nr San Ardo.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,654 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

1,654 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 4.6 football fields. 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 truss.

Built192997 years old
Length1653.9 ft504.1 m
Daily traffic1,500counted 2017
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMonterey
LocationE Of US 101 Nr San Ardo
CarriesCattlemen Road
CrossesSalinas River
Coordinates36.01594, -120.91445

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length1653.9 ft (504.1 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area4184.0 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1929

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,500 (2017)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number44C0101

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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