Structure 51351000001024 · Tulare County, CA

RD 13s09 over Upper Tenmile Creek

Carries RD 13s09 over Upper Tenmile Creek, No Data Entered.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT66 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

66 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1957rebuilt 1988
Length65.6 ft20 m
Daily traffic2,869counted 1989
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTulare
LocationNo Data Entered
CarriesRD 13s09
CrossesUpper Tenmile Creek
Coordinates36.75366, -118.89286

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length65.6 ft (20 m)
Max Span62.7 ft (19.1 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area156 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,869 (1989)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number051351000001024

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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