Structure 39C0025 · Merced County, CA

Santa Fe Drive over Black Rascal Creek

Carries Santa Fe Drive over Black Rascal Creek, 0.28 Mi NW Of SR 59.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT125 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

125 ft end to end, longest span 22 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 slab bridge.

Built1953rebuilt 1985
Length125.0 ft38.1 m
Daily traffic10,016counted 2016
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMerced
Location0.28 Mi NW Of SR 59
CarriesSanta Fe Drive
CrossesBlack Rascal Creek
Coordinates37.32072, -120.50879

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width80.4 ft (24.5 m)
Deck Area933.5 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,016 (2016)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number39C0025

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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