Structure 17C0050 · Nevada County, CA

Donner Pass RD over South Yuba River

Carries Donner Pass RD over South Yuba River, .5 Mi W/o Soda Springs 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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

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

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1924rebuilt 1937
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic1,020counted 2016
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyNevada
Location.5 Mi W/o Soda Springs RD
CarriesDonner Pass RD
CrossesSouth Yuba River
Coordinates39.32520, -120.38770

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area63.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1924 (reconstructed 1937)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,020 (2016)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number17C0050

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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