Structure 51754000001014 · Placer County, CA

Fdr 96 over Middle Fk. American Riv

Carries Fdr 96 over Middle Fk. American Riv, S22 T15n R14e.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT178 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

178 ft end to end, longest span 59 ft: about 2 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 girder bridge.

Built196561 years old
Length178.1 ft54.3 m
Daily traffic2002 lanes
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyPlacer
LocationS22 T15n R14e
CarriesFdr 96
CrossesMiddle Fk. American Riv
Coordinates39.13443, -120.40699

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length178.1 ft (54.3 m)
Max Span59.4 ft (18.1 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area429.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number051754000001014

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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