Structure 40 0006 · Mariposa County, CA

State Route 140 over Slate Gulch

Carries State Route 140 over Slate Gulch, 10-mpa-140-37.09.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT49 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

49 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 deck arch.

Built1926100 years old
Length48.9 ft14.9 m
Daily traffic1,400counted 2009
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMariposa
Location10-mpa-140-37.09
CarriesState Route 140
CrossesSlate Gulch
Coordinates37.63498, -119.93393

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area131.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1926

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,400 (2009)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number40 0006

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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