Structure 49C0461 · San Luis Obispo County, CA

East Tefft Street over East Branch Nipomo Creek

Carries East Tefft Street over East Branch Nipomo Creek, At Avocado Avenue.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

25 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 deck arch.

Built200917 years old
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic1,000counted 2012
Last inspectedSeptember 2022every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Luis Obispo
LocationAt Avocado Avenue
CarriesEast Tefft Street
CrossesEast Branch Nipomo Creek
Coordinates35.04387, -120.47468

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Width44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Area104.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,000 (2012)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number49C0461

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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