Structure 38C0026 · Stanislaus County, CA

Claus Road over Dry Creek

Carries Claus Road over Dry Creek, South Of Scenic DR.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT206 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

206 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 3 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1959rebuilt 1993
Length206.0 ft62.8 m
Daily traffic26,789counted 2004
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyStanislaus
LocationSouth Of Scenic DR
CarriesClaus Road
CrossesDry Creek
Coordinates37.65669, -120.92096

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length206.0 ft (62.8 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width127.0 ft (38.7 m)
Deck Area2430.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,789 (2004)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number38C0026

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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