Structure 24C0198 · Sacramento County, CA

Howe AVE over Strong Ranch Slough

Carries Howe AVE over Strong Ranch Slough, 0.3 Mi N Of Northrup AVE.

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
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

45 ft end to end, longest span 15 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 slab bridge.

Built1945rebuilt 1993
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic47,689counted 2010
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySacramento
Location0.3 Mi N Of Northrup AVE
CarriesHowe AVE
CrossesStrong Ranch Slough
Coordinates38.58472, -121.41524

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Area401.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1945 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic47,689 (2010)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number24C0198

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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