Structure 54C0454 · San Bernardino County, CA

Caughlin Road over California Aqueduct

Carries Caughlin Road over California Aqueduct, 3.3 Mi N Of Phelan RD.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT103 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

103 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197155 years old
Length103.0 ft31.4 m
Daily traffic220counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Bernardino
Location3.3 Mi N Of Phelan RD
CarriesCaughlin Road
CrossesCalifornia Aqueduct
Coordinates34.47424, -117.48609

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Max Span99.1 ft (30.2 m)
Deck Width32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Deck Area310.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic220 (2021)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther Local Agencies
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number54C0454

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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