Structure 51154000001053 · Plumas County, CA

Road 23n18 over Coldwater Creek

Carries Road 23n18 over Coldwater Creek, At Arkansas Ravine.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT60 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

60 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built1960rebuilt 2000
Length60.0 ft18.3 m
Daily traffic501 lanes
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyPlumas
LocationAt Arkansas Ravine
CarriesRoad 23n18
CrossesColdwater Creek
Coordinates39.79259, -121.21420

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area91.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number051154000001053

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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