Structure FRES-139 · Ventura County, CA

Recreation Road over Robles-casitas Canal

Carries Recreation Road over Robles-casitas Canal, Off Santa Ana Road.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT47 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

47 ft end to end, longest span 26 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195967 years old
Length46.9 ft14.3 m
Daily traffic140counted 2017
Last inspectedJune 2024every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyVentura
LocationOff Santa Ana Road
CarriesRecreation Road
CrossesRobles-casitas Canal
Coordinates34.41862, -119.33981

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area140.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic140 (2017)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerBureau of Reclamation
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberFRES-139

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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