Structure 8 0096R · Tehama County, CA

Interstate 5 NB over Sacramento River

Carries Interstate 5 NB over Sacramento River, 02-teh-005-r26.96-rbl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT700 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

700 ft end to end, longest span 106 ft: about 1.9 football fields. 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.

Built1964rebuilt 1993
Length700.1 ft213.4 m
Daily traffic15,500counted 2015
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTehama
Location02-teh-005-r26.96-rbl
CarriesInterstate 5 NB
CrossesSacramento River
Coordinates40.18610, -122.22947

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length700.1 ft (213.4 m)
Max Span106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area2731.5 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,500 (2015)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number08 0096R

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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