Structure 28C0060 · Contra Costa County, CA

San Pablo AVE over Mccarthy Creek

Carries San Pablo AVE over Mccarthy Creek, 0.2 Mi NE Tara Hills DR.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Culvert at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
21 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 7/9

A culvert 21 ft across with 2 openings. 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, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built1969rebuilt 1971
Length20.7 ft6.3 m
Daily traffic15,109counted 2014
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa
Location0.2 Mi NE Tara Hills DR
CarriesSan Pablo AVE
CrossesMccarthy Creek
Coordinates38.00066, -122.32036

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignCulvert
Total Length20.7 ft (6.3 m)
Max Span9.8 ft (3 m)
Deck Width89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Area172.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1969 (reconstructed 1971)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,109 (2014)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number28C0060

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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