Structure 42C0142 · Fresno County, CA

N Russell AVE over Delta-mendota Canal

Carries N Russell AVE over Delta-mendota Canal, At Althea AVE.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT100 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

100 ft end to end, longest span 33 ft. Lengths and the car 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1950rebuilt 1968
Length100.1 ft30.5 m
Daily traffic1,700counted 2010
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
LocationAt Althea AVE
CarriesN Russell AVE
CrossesDelta-mendota Canal
Coordinates36.88983, -120.65419

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Max Span33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area298.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 1968)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,700 (2010)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number42C0142

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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