Structure 17C0055 · Nevada County, CA

Pleasant Valley RD over South Yuba River

Carries Pleasant Valley RD over South Yuba River, 10 Mi North Of Route 20.

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 overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT365 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

365 ft end to end, longest span 145 ft: about 5 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.

Built197353 years old
Length365.2 ft111.3 m
Daily traffic529counted 2014
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyNevada
Location10 Mi North Of Route 20
CarriesPleasant Valley RD
CrossesSouth Yuba River
Coordinates39.29258, -121.19361

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length365.2 ft (111.3 m)
Max Span145.0 ft (44.2 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area1,113 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic529 (2014)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number17C0055

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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