Structure 41C0155 · Madera County, CA

Clark Street over M.i.d. Canal

Carries Clark Street over M.i.d. Canal, 0.1 Mi West Of Road 26.0.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT28 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

28 ft end to end, longest span 13 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195571 years old
Length27.9 ft8.5 m
Daily traffic200counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 12 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMadera
Location0.1 Mi West Of Road 26.0
CarriesClark Street
CrossesM.i.d. Canal
Coordinates36.98003, -120.07510

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Max Span13.5 ft (4.1 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area62.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2020)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number41C0155

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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