Structure 46 0216 · Tulare County, CA

Route 198 over Lovers Lane

Carries Route 198 over Lovers Lane, 06-tul-198-r11.73-vis.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT149 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

149 ft end to end, longest span 91 ft: about 2 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196660 years old
Length149.0 ft45.4 m
Daily traffic38,000counted 2009
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTulare
Location06-tul-198-r11.73-vis
CarriesRoute 198
CrossesLovers Lane
Coordinates36.32781, -119.26098

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length149.0 ft (45.4 m)
Max Span90.9 ft (27.7 m)
Deck Width111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Deck Area1548.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic38,000 (2009)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number46 0216

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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