Structure 33 0047 · Alameda County, CA

Interstate 680 over Alameda Creek

Carries Interstate 680 over Alameda Creek, 04-ala-680-r10.15.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT604 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

604 ft end to end, longest span 43 ft: about 1.7 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1927rebuilt 1990
Length604.0 ft184.1 m
Daily traffic141,000counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyAlameda
Location04-ala-680-r10.15
CarriesInterstate 680
CrossesAlameda Creek
Coordinates37.57736, -121.87815

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length604.0 ft (184.1 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width132.2 ft (40.3 m)
Deck Area7419.2 sq m
Main Spans15
Year Built1927 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic141,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number33 0047

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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