Structure 12C0199 · Butte County, CA

Lumpkin Road over South Fork Feather River

Carries Lumpkin Road over South Fork Feather River, 3 Mi Forbestown RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,175 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,175 ft end to end, longest span 440 ft: about 3.3 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 deck truss.

Built196759 years old
Length1174.9 ft358.1 m
Daily traffic855counted 2019
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyButte
Location3 Mi Forbestown RD
CarriesLumpkin Road
CrossesSouth Fork Feather River
Coordinates39.53472, -121.34012

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length1174.9 ft (358.1 m)
Max Span440.0 ft (134.1 m)
Deck Width33.8 ft (10.3 m)
Deck Area3688.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic855 (2019)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number12C0199

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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