Structure 37 0244R · Santa Clara County, CA

State Route 237 EB over Guadalupe River

Carries State Route 237 EB over Guadalupe River, 04-scl-237-r6.41-sjs.

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
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT270 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

270 ft end to end, longest span 31 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 slab bridge.

Built200620 years old
Length269.7 ft82.2 m
Daily traffic62,500counted 2009
Last inspectedApril 2024every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
Location04-scl-237-r6.41-sjs
CarriesState Route 237 EB
CrossesGuadalupe River
Coordinates37.41865, -121.96833

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length269.7 ft (82.2 m)
Max Span31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Width95.5 ft (29.1 m)
Deck Area2392.0 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic62,500 (2009)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number37 0244R

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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