Structure 45 0079 · Kings County, CA

State Route 198 over 14th AVE

Carries State Route 198 over 14th AVE, 06-kin-198-r14.77.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT153 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

153 ft end to end, longest span 83 ft: about 2 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.

Built1964rebuilt 2015
Length152.9 ft46.6 m
Daily traffic27,500counted 2009
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyKings
Location06-kin-198-r14.77
CarriesState Route 198
Crosses14th AVE
Coordinates36.30872, -119.70934

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length152.9 ft (46.6 m)
Max Span83.3 ft (25.4 m)
Deck Width89.6 ft (27.3 m)
Deck Area1272.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,500 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number45 0079

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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