Structure 37 0239 · Santa Clara County, CA

Interstate 280 over Foothill Expressway

Carries Interstate 280 over Foothill Expressway, 04-scl-280-11.45-lats.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT170 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

170 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 2 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.

Built1967rebuilt 1991
Length169.6 ft51.7 m
Daily traffic138,000counted 2009
Last inspectedJanuary 2022every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
Location04-scl-280-11.45-lats
CarriesInterstate 280
CrossesFoothill Expressway
Coordinates37.33464, -122.06806

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length169.6 ft (51.7 m)
Max Span84.6 ft (25.8 m)
Deck Width195.2 ft (59.5 m)
Deck Area3076.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1967 (reconstructed 1991)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic138,000 (2009)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge10
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number37 0239

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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