Structure 11C0139 · Glenn County, CA

Road 59 over Colusa Drain

Carries Road 59 over Colusa Drain, 1.4 Mi W HWY 45.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT61 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

61 ft end to end, longest span 28 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.

Built194581 years old
Length61.0 ft18.6 m
Daily traffic113counted 2011
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyGlenn
Location1.4 Mi W HWY 45
CarriesRoad 59
CrossesColusa Drain
Coordinates39.48124, -122.04743

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Deck Area122.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1945

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic113 (2011)
Truck Traffic30%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number11C0139

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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