Structure 35 0194 · San Mateo County, CA

Interstate 280 over Stanford Linear Accel

Carries Interstate 280 over Stanford Linear Accel, 04-sm-280-r1.02.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT272 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

272 ft end to end, longest span 113 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1965rebuilt 1969
Length271.7 ft82.8 m
Daily traffic101,000counted 2009
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Mateo
Location04-sm-280-r1.02
CarriesInterstate 280
CrossesStanford Linear Accel
Coordinates37.41551, -122.21010

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length271.7 ft (82.8 m)
Max Span112.5 ft (34.3 m)
Deck Width150.6 ft (45.9 m)
Deck Area3800.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 1969)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic101,000 (2009)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number35 0194

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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