Structure 10F0053 · Mendocino County, CA

Forest Road 900 over North Fork Big River

Carries Forest Road 900 over North Fork Big River, 0.16 Mi S Jct SR 20.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT29 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

29 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.

Built198244 years old
Length28.9 ft8.8 m
Daily traffic25counted 2009
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMendocino
Location0.16 Mi S Jct SR 20
CarriesForest Road 900
CrossesNorth Fork Big River
Coordinates39.34603, -123.51011

Physical Characteristics

MaterialAluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area46.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Park/Forest Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number10F0053

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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