Structure 17C0028 · Nevada County, CA

Relief Hill RD over Humbug Creek

Carries Relief Hill RD over Humbug Creek, Near Graniteville RD.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

23 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 girder bridge.

Built1952rebuilt 2021
Length23.0 ft7 m
Daily traffic27counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyNevada
LocationNear Graniteville RD
CarriesRelief Hill RD
CrossesHumbug Creek
Coordinates39.36661, -120.89938

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length23.0 ft (7 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area35 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1952 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number17C0028

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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