Structure 44C0012 · Monterey County, CA

North Fork Road over Lewis Creek

Carries North Fork Road over Lewis Creek, 0.1 Mi NE SH 198.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT154 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

154 ft end to end, longest span 66 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.

Built194878 years old
Length154.2 ft47 m
Daily traffic200counted 2013
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMonterey
Location0.1 Mi NE SH 198
CarriesNorth Fork Road
CrossesLewis Creek
Coordinates36.19466, -120.70810

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length154.2 ft (47 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area244.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2013)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number44C0012

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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