Structure 42C0143 · Fresno County, CA

Nees Avenue over San Luis Canal

Carries Nees Avenue over San Luis Canal, 1 Mile East Of I-5.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT259 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

259 ft end to end, longest span 64 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196660 years old
Length258.9 ft78.9 m
Daily traffic2,000counted 2017
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
Location1 Mile East Of I-5
CarriesNees Avenue
CrossesSan Luis Canal
Coordinates36.85028, -120.75639

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length258.9 ft (78.9 m)
Max Span64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area773.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,000 (2017)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerBureau of Reclamation
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number42C0143

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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