Structure 37 0275L · Santa Clara County, CA

SB Interstate 280 over SR 87 Cons Guadalupe Sts

Carries SB Interstate 280 over SR 87 Cons Guadalupe Sts, 04-scl-280-r2.19-sjs.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT2,501 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

2,501 ft end to end, longest span 108 ft: about 6.9 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.

Built197155 years old
Length2501.0 ft762.3 m
Daily traffic111,250counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
Location04-scl-280-r2.19-sjs
CarriesSB Interstate 280
CrossesSR 87 Cons Guadalupe Sts
Coordinates37.32498, -121.88648

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length2501.0 ft (762.3 m)
Max Span107.6 ft (32.8 m)
Deck Width67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Area15779.6 sq m
Main Spans26
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic111,250 (2019)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge20

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number37 0275L

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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