Structure 46C0045 · Tulare County, CA

Road 80 over Elbow Creek

Carries Road 80 over Elbow Creek, 0.8 Mi S Of AVE 360.

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 FT46 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

46 ft end to end, longest span 15 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 slab bridge.

Built1956rebuilt 2011
Length45.9 ft14 m
Daily traffic3,160counted 1971
Last inspectedMarch 2022every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTulare
Location0.8 Mi S Of AVE 360
CarriesRoad 80
CrossesElbow Creek
Coordinates36.43131, -119.39461

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length45.9 ft (14 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width75.5 ft (23 m)
Deck Area322 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,160 (1971)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number46C0045

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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