Structure 23 0015R · Contra Costa County, CA

Interstate 80 EB over Carquinez Strait Up Rr

Carries Interstate 80 EB over Carquinez Strait Up Rr, 04-cc-080-13.50.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
5,209 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

5,209 ft end to end, longest span 1,100 ft: about 14 football fields. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 through truss.

Built195868 years old
Length5209.0 ft1587.7 m
Daily traffic128,000counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa
Location04-cc-080-13.50
CarriesInterstate 80 EB
CrossesCarquinez Strait Up Rr
Coordinates38.05222, -122.22778

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length5209.0 ft (1587.7 m)
Max Span1100.1 ft (335.3 m)
Deck Width57.7 ft (17.6 m)
Deck Area27943.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic128,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge14

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number23 0015R

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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