Structure 25 0065 · El Dorado County, CA

Newtown Road over U.s. Highway 50

Carries Newtown Road over U.s. Highway 50, 03-ed-050-20.74.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT162 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

162 ft end to end, longest span 61 ft: about 2 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196165 years old
Length162.1 ft49.4 m
Daily traffic5,000counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyEl Dorado
Location03-ed-050-20.74
CarriesNewtown Road
CrossesU.s. Highway 50
Coordinates38.73164, -120.75214

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length162.1 ft (49.4 m)
Max Span61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Width40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Deck Area607.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,000 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number25 0065

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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