Structure 33 0385 · Alameda County, CA

Interstate 680 over Happy Valley Road

Carries Interstate 680 over Happy Valley Road, 04-ala-680-r15.04-ple.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT171 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

171 ft end to end, longest span 71 ft: about 2 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1967rebuilt 1990
Length170.9 ft52.1 m
Daily traffic124,000counted 2009
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyAlameda
Location04-ala-680-r15.04-ple
CarriesInterstate 680
CrossesHappy Valley Road
Coordinates37.63656, -121.88406

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length170.9 ft (52.1 m)
Max Span70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Width128.3 ft (39.1 m)
Deck Area2037.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1967 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic124,000 (2009)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number33 0385

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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