Structure 35 0009R · San Mateo County, CA

I-280 Northbound over Alpine RD & Los Trancos

Carries I-280 Northbound over Alpine RD & Los Trancos, 04-sm-280-r0.01.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT365 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 7/9

365 ft end to end, longest span 92 ft: about 5 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.

Built196957 years old
Length365.2 ft111.3 m
Daily traffic46,500counted 2009
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Mateo
Location04-sm-280-r0.01
CarriesI-280 Northbound
CrossesAlpine RD & Los Trancos
Coordinates37.40906, -122.19377

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length365.2 ft (111.3 m)
Max Span91.9 ft (28 m)
Deck Width69.6 ft (21.2 m)
Deck Area2359.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic46,500 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number35 0009R

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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