Structure 42 0326 · Fresno County, CA

Cedar Avenue over State Route 180

Carries Cedar Avenue over State Route 180, 06-fre-180-r59.88-fre.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT526 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

526 ft end to end, longest span 144 ft: about 7 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199927 years old
Length525.6 ft160.2 m
Daily traffic26,000counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
Location06-fre-180-r59.88-fre
CarriesCedar Avenue
CrossesState Route 180
Coordinates36.75427, -119.75423

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length525.6 ft (160.2 m)
Max Span143.7 ft (43.8 m)
Deck Width146.0 ft (44.5 m)
Deck Area7128.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge9
Lanes Under Bridge11

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number42 0326

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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