Structure 24C0122 · Sacramento County, CA

Pocket RD over Douglas Drain

Carries Pocket RD over Douglas Drain, 2.1 Mi W/o I 5.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT153 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

153 ft end to end, longest span 40 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 slab bridge.

Built1974rebuilt 1990
Length152.6 ft46.5 m
Daily traffic5,414counted 2014
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySacramento
Location2.1 Mi W/o I 5
CarriesPocket RD
CrossesDouglas Drain
Coordinates38.48379, -121.54468

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length152.6 ft (46.5 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width78.7 ft (24 m)
Deck Area1,116 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1974 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,414 (2014)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number24C0122

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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