Structure 30C0016 · Calaveras County, CA

Middle Bar RD over Mokelumne River

Carries Middle Bar RD over Mokelumne River, 3.0 Mi S Of RTE 49.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT208 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

208 ft end to end: 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 through truss.

Built1912114 years old
Length207.7 ft63.3 m
Daily traffic23counted 2008
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyCalaveras
Location3.0 Mi S Of RTE 49
CarriesMiddle Bar RD
CrossesMokelumne River
Coordinates38.29735, -120.74976

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length207.7 ft (63.3 m)
Max Span204.4 ft (62.3 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area386.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1912

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23 (2008)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number30C0016

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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