Structure 50 0453 · Kern County, CA

State Route 14 over Backus Road Drain No. 1

Carries State Route 14 over Backus Road Drain No. 1, 09-ker-014-r9.30.

Overall conditionGood

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT30 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 7/9

A culvert 30 ft across with 6 openings. 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, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built197254 years old
Length29.5 ft9 m
Daily traffic17,600counted 2014
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyKern
Location09-ker-014-r9.30
CarriesState Route 14
CrossesBackus Road Drain No. 1
Coordinates34.95509, -118.16050

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignCulvert
Total Length29.5 ft (9 m)
Max Span4.9 ft (1.5 m)
Deck Area107.1 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,600 (2014)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number50 0453

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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