Structure 28 0122 · Contra Costa County, CA

Interstate 80 over El Portal Drive

Carries Interstate 80 over El Portal Drive, 04-cc-080-5.25.

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 FT158 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

158 ft end to end, longest span 61 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1956rebuilt 1997
Length158.1 ft48.2 m
Daily traffic179,000counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa
Location04-cc-080-5.25
CarriesInterstate 80
CrossesEl Portal Drive
Coordinates37.96608, -122.32241

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length158.1 ft (48.2 m)
Max Span61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Width125.3 ft (38.2 m)
Deck Area1841.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic179,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number28 0122

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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