Structure 10F0011 · Mendocino County, CA

Forest Road 320 over South Fork Noyo River

Carries Forest Road 320 over South Fork Noyo River, Parlin Fork Conservation.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT64 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

64 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built194878 years old
Length64.0 ft19.5 m
Daily traffic125counted 2009
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMendocino
LocationParlin Fork Conservation
CarriesForest Road 320
CrossesSouth Fork Noyo River
Coordinates39.36823, -123.65711

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width13.1 ft (4 m)
Deck Area78 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic125 (2009)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Park/Forest Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number10F0011

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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