Structure 42 0241R · Fresno County, CA

Interstate 5 NB over Arroyo Hondo

Carries Interstate 5 NB over Arroyo Hondo, 06-fre-005-33.62.

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 overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT126 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

126 ft end to end, longest span 66 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196759 years old
Length126.0 ft38.4 m
Daily traffic16,000counted 2009
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
Location06-fre-005-33.62
CarriesInterstate 5 NB
CrossesArroyo Hondo
Coordinates36.47843, -120.43321

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length126.0 ft (38.4 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area491.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,000 (2009)
Truck Traffic30%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number42 0241R

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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