Structure 39 0087 · Merced County, CA

S Br Ingalsbe Slgh over South Br Ingalsbe Slough

Carries S Br Ingalsbe Slgh over South Br Ingalsbe Slough, 10-mer-059-31.25.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
20 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

20 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1926rebuilt 1988
Length20.0 ft6.1 m
Daily traffic1,425counted 2009
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMerced
Location10-mer-059-31.25
CarriesS Br Ingalsbe Slgh
CrossesSouth Br Ingalsbe Slough
Coordinates37.51118, -120.46876

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area81.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1926 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,425 (2009)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number39 0087

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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