Structure 46C0397 · Tulare County, CA

Road 144(mcauliff) over ST Johns River

Carries Road 144(mcauliff) over ST Johns River, 0.5 Mi N Of SR 216.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT395 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

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

Built195175 years old
Length395.0 ft120.4 m
Daily traffic2,275counted 1978
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTulare
Location0.5 Mi N Of SR 216
CarriesRoad 144(mcauliff)
CrossesST Johns River
Coordinates36.34844, -119.25195

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length395.0 ft (120.4 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area1023.4 sq m
Main Spans12
Year Built1951

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,275 (1978)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number46C0397

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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