Structure 45 0013 · Kings County, CA

State Route 198 over Bnsf Ry & Amtrak

Carries State Route 198 over Bnsf Ry & Amtrak, 06-kin-198-r18.13-han.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT175 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

175 ft end to end, longest span 68 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196759 years old
Length174.9 ft53.3 m
Daily traffic20,500counted 2009
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyKings
Location06-kin-198-r18.13-han
CarriesState Route 198
CrossesBnsf Ry & Amtrak
Coordinates36.32186, -119.65145

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width99.1 ft (30.2 m)
Deck Area1609.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,500 (2009)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge4

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 0013

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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