Structure 4C0174 · Humboldt County, CA

Etsbrg Hnydew RD over Mattole River

Carries Etsbrg Hnydew RD over Mattole River, 5.77 Mi N/o Thorne RD.

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 overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT103 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

103 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 deck arch.

Built192898 years old
Length103.0 ft31.4 m
Daily traffic200counted 2009
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt
Location5.77 Mi N/o Thorne RD
CarriesEtsbrg Hnydew RD
CrossesMattole River
Coordinates40.13951, -123.99144

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Max Span95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Width19.7 ft (6 m)
Deck Area188.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1928

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2009)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number04C0174

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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