Structure 56C0168 · Riverside County, CA

Fred Waring Drive over Coachella Canal

Carries Fred Waring Drive over Coachella Canal, 0.2 Mi. W/o Madison ST.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT53 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

53 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1966rebuilt 1996
Length53.1 ft16.2 m
Daily traffic21,200counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyRiverside
Location0.2 Mi. W/o Madison ST
CarriesFred Waring Drive
CrossesCoachella Canal
Coordinates33.72916, -116.25513

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Max Span51.5 ft (15.7 m)
Deck Width98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Deck Area484.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,200 (2020)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number56C0168

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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