Structure 4 0177 · Humboldt County, CA

Salmon Creek Road over US Highway 101

Carries Salmon Creek Road over US Highway 101, 01-hum-101-25.01.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT137 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

137 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length137.1 ft41.8 m
Daily traffic190counted 2014
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt
Location01-hum-101-25.01
CarriesSalmon Creek Road
CrossesUS Highway 101
Coordinates40.25088, -123.83209

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length137.1 ft (41.8 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area438.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic190 (2014)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number04 0177

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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