Structure 42 0340R · Fresno County, CA

State Route 168 EB over Ashlan AVE

Carries State Route 168 EB over Ashlan AVE, 06-fre-168-r3.04-fre.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT277 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

277 ft end to end, longest span 138 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built199927 years old
Length276.6 ft84.3 m
Daily traffic34,500counted 2009
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
Location06-fre-168-r3.04-fre
CarriesState Route 168 EB
CrossesAshlan AVE
Coordinates36.79412, -119.74670

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length276.6 ft (84.3 m)
Max Span138.1 ft (42.1 m)
Deck Width83.7 ft (25.5 m)
Deck Area2149.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic34,500 (2009)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number42 0340R

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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