Structure 42C0716 · Fresno County, CA

East Elkhorn AVE over Future High Speed Rail

Carries East Elkhorn AVE over Future High Speed Rail, 4.5 Mi E/o State Route 41.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT344 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

344 ft end to end, longest span 142 ft: about 5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20224 years old
Length344.5 ft105 m
Daily traffic2,000counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
Location4.5 Mi E/o State Route 41
CarriesEast Elkhorn AVE
CrossesFuture High Speed Rail
Coordinates36.48914, -119.69836

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length344.5 ft (105 m)
Max Span142.1 ft (43.3 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area1375.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2022

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number42C0716

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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