Structure 42C0649 · Fresno County, CA

Huntington Lake RD over Balsam Creek

Carries Huntington Lake RD over Balsam Creek, 4.14 Mi North Of SR 168.

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 FT62 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

62 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.

Built200620 years old
Length62.3 ft19 m
Daily traffic400counted 2003
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
Location4.14 Mi North Of SR 168
CarriesHuntington Lake RD
CrossesBalsam Creek
Coordinates37.18814, -119.25962

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length62.3 ft (19 m)
Max Span57.7 ft (17.6 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area178.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic400 (2003)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number42C0649

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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