Structure 12 0057 · Butte County, CA

State Route 162 over Big Butte Creek Overflow

Carries State Route 162 over Big Butte Creek Overflow, 03-but-162-0.22.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT130 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

130 ft end to end, longest span 20 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.

Built194086 years old
Length129.9 ft39.6 m
Daily traffic930counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyButte
Location03-but-162-0.22
CarriesState Route 162
CrossesBig Butte Creek Overflow
Coordinates39.46406, -121.86598

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area368.3 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic930 (2020)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2

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 Number12 0057

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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