Structure 37C0135L · Santa Clara County, CA

Piedmont Road over Penitencia Creek

Carries Piedmont Road over Penitencia Creek, Near Penitencia Creek RD.

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
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT113 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

113 ft end to end, longest span 44 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built197551 years old
Length112.9 ft34.4 m
Daily traffic8,893counted 1998
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
LocationNear Penitencia Creek RD
CarriesPiedmont Road
CrossesPenitencia Creek
Coordinates37.39061, -121.84244

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Deck Area571.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,893 (1998)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number37C0135L

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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