Structure 49 0224 · San Luis Obispo County, CA

Niblick Road over US Highway 101

Carries Niblick Road over US Highway 101, 05-slo-101-55.97-psrs.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,363 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,363 ft end to end, longest span 135 ft: about 3.8 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.

Built1987rebuilt 2001
Length1362.9 ft415.4 m
Daily traffic30,055counted 2008
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Luis Obispo
Location05-slo-101-55.97-psrs
CarriesNiblick Road
CrossesUS Highway 101
Coordinates35.61516, -120.68984

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length1362.9 ft (415.4 m)
Max Span134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Deck Width79.4 ft (24.2 m)
Deck Area10052.7 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1987 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30,055 (2008)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number49 0224

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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