Structure 49 0185L · San Luis Obispo County, CA

Los Osos Valley RD over US Highway 101

Carries Los Osos Valley RD over US Highway 101, 05-slo-101-25.91-slo.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT301 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

301 ft end to end, longest span 103 ft: about 4 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.

Built1961rebuilt 1986
Length300.5 ft91.6 m
Daily traffic11,875counted 2016
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Luis Obispo
Location05-slo-101-25.91-slo
CarriesLos Osos Valley RD
CrossesUS Highway 101
Coordinates35.24498, -120.68224

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length300.5 ft (91.6 m)
Max Span103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Deck Width47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Area1337.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,875 (2016)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number49 0185L

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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