Structure 12C0085 · Butte County, CA

Nelson RD over Dry Creek

Carries Nelson RD over Dry Creek, 0.5 Mi W Of SR 99.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT143 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

143 ft end to end, longest span 28 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built195967 years old
Length142.7 ft43.5 m
Daily traffic198counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyButte
Location0.5 Mi W Of SR 99
CarriesNelson RD
CrossesDry Creek
Coordinates39.58134, -121.69929

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length142.7 ft (43.5 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Deck Area352.4 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic198 (2018)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number12C0085

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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