Structure 37 0208 · Santa Clara County, CA

Homestead Road over State Route 85

Carries Homestead Road over State Route 85, 04-scl-085-r18.86-cpo.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT246 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

246 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 3 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196561 years old
Length246.1 ft75 m
Daily traffic14,256counted 2012
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
Location04-scl-085-r18.86-cpo
CarriesHomestead Road
CrossesState Route 85
Coordinates37.33742, -122.06001

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length246.1 ft (75 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Area1,785 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,256 (2012)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number37 0208

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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