Structure 52 0033 · Ventura County, CA

State Route 126 over Pole Creek

Carries State Route 126 over Pole Creek, 07-ven-126-21.97-fil.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT36 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

36 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built198145 years old
Length36.4 ft11.1 m
Daily traffic30,000counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyVentura
Location07-ven-126-21.97-fil
CarriesState Route 126
CrossesPole Creek
Coordinates34.39905, -118.90377

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Area297.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number52 0033

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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