Structure 18 0005 · Sutter County, CA

State Route 20 over Sutter Bypass

Carries State Route 20 over Sutter Bypass, 03-sut-020-4.22.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,149 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

4,149 ft end to end, longest span 22 ft: about 12 football fields. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1938rebuilt 2000
Length4148.6 ft1264.5 m
Daily traffic7,600counted 2009
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySutter
Location03-sut-020-4.22
CarriesState Route 20
CrossesSutter Bypass
Coordinates39.14301, -121.84236

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length4148.6 ft (1264.5 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area16817.8 sq m
Main Spans197
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,600 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number18 0005

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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