Structure 28 0352L · Contra Costa County, CA

Interstate 80 WB over Carquinez Straits Rr

Carries Interstate 80 WB over Carquinez Straits Rr, 04-cc-080-13.80-val.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,465 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

3,465 ft end to end, longest span 2,388 ft: about 9.6 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 suspension bridge.

Built200323 years old
Length3464.6 ft1,056 m
Daily traffic154,000counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa
Location04-cc-080-13.80-val
CarriesInterstate 80 WB
CrossesCarquinez Straits Rr
Coordinates38.05596, -122.22596

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignSuspension
Total Length3464.6 ft (1,056 m)
Max Span2388.5 ft (728 m)
Deck Width95.5 ft (29.1 m)
Deck Area30729.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic154,000 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number28 0352L

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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