Structure 37 0337 · Santa Clara County, CA

Lawrence Expwy over State Route 82

Carries Lawrence Expwy over State Route 82, 04-scl-082-14.34-scl.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT226 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

226 ft end to end, longest span 93 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1970rebuilt 1996
Length226.0 ft68.9 m
Daily traffic74,069counted 1998
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
Location04-scl-082-14.34-scl
CarriesLawrence Expwy
CrossesState Route 82
Coordinates37.35207, -121.99627

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length226.0 ft (68.9 m)
Max Span92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Width116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Area2439.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic74,069 (1998)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number37 0337

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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