Structure 4 0134 · Humboldt County, CA

State Route 211 over Eel River

Carries State Route 211 over Eel River, 01-hum-211-78.10.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,408 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

2,408 ft end to end, longest span 195 ft: about 6.7 football fields. 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 deck arch.

Built1911rebuilt 1918
Length2408.1 ft734 m
Daily traffic5,300counted 2014
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt
Location01-hum-211-78.10
CarriesState Route 211
CrossesEel River
Coordinates40.60987, -124.20542

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length2408.1 ft (734 m)
Max Span194.9 ft (59.4 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area5,505 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1911 (reconstructed 1918)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,300 (2014)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number04 0134

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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