Structure 46C0055 · Tulare County, CA

D 116b over South Branch Tule River

Carries D 116b over South Branch Tule River, 0.45 Mi N Of AVE 164.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT281 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

281 ft end to end, longest span 37 ft: about 4 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 slab bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length280.8 ft85.6 m
Daily traffic350counted 2010
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTulare
Location0.45 Mi N Of AVE 164
CarriesD 116b
CrossesSouth Branch Tule River
Coordinates36.09370, -119.32160

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length280.8 ft (85.6 m)
Max Span37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area804.6 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic350 (2010)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number46C0055

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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