Structure 31C0017 · Alpine County, CA

Douglas Way Road over West Fork Carson River

Carries Douglas Way Road over West Fork Carson River, 0.1 Mile North Of SH 88.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT46 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

46 ft end to end. 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 slab bridge.

Built198739 years old
Length45.9 ft14 m
Daily traffic100counted 1988
Last inspectedOctober 2021every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyAlpine
Location0.1 Mile North Of SH 88
CarriesDouglas Way Road
CrossesWest Fork Carson River
Coordinates38.77560, -119.90144

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length45.9 ft (14 m)
Max Span45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area102.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (1988)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number31C0017

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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