Structure 28 0040F · Contra Costa County, CA

S242-s680 Connectr over Interstate 680

Carries S242-s680 Connectr over Interstate 680, 04-cc-242-r0.08-cnd.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,238 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,238 ft end to end, longest span 214 ft: about 3.4 football fields. 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.

Built1963rebuilt 2000
Length1237.9 ft377.3 m
Daily traffic47,000counted 2009
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa
Location04-cc-242-r0.08-cnd
CarriesS242-s680 Connectr
CrossesInterstate 680
Coordinates37.95766, -122.05295

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length1237.9 ft (377.3 m)
Max Span213.9 ft (65.2 m)
Deck Width56.4 ft (17.2 m)
Deck Area6489.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic47,000 (2009)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number28 0040F

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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