Structure 28 0040G · Contra Costa County, CA

N680-n242 Connectr over Walnut Creek

Carries N680-n242 Connectr over Walnut Creek, 04-cc-680-r18.70-cnd.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT613 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9

613 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 1.7 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1963rebuilt 1998
Length612.9 ft186.8 m
Daily traffic63,800counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa
Location04-cc-680-r18.70-cnd
CarriesN680-n242 Connectr
CrossesWalnut Creek
Coordinates37.95868, -122.05186

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length612.9 ft (186.8 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Deck Area3100.9 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic63,800 (2019)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number28 0040G

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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