Structure 42 0233L · Fresno County, CA

Interstate 5 SB over Phelps AVE

Carries Interstate 5 SB over Phelps AVE, 06-fre-005-8.81.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT180 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

180 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 3 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196759 years old
Length180.1 ft54.9 m
Daily traffic15,000counted 2009
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
Location06-fre-005-8.81
CarriesInterstate 5 SB
CrossesPhelps AVE
Coordinates36.17636, -120.19432

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area708.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,000 (2009)
Truck Traffic31%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number42 0233L

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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