Structure 9 0070 · Plumas County, CA

State Route 284 over Little Last Chance Creek

Carries State Route 284 over Little Last Chance Creek, 02-plu-284-5.60.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT164 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

164 ft end to end, longest span 81 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.

Built200026 years old
Length164.0 ft50 m
Daily traffic640counted 2009
Last inspectedJune 2023every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyPlumas
Location02-plu-284-5.60
CarriesState Route 284
CrossesLittle Last Chance Creek
Coordinates39.86721, -120.17054

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length164.0 ft (50 m)
Max Span81.4 ft (24.8 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area535 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic640 (2009)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number09 0070

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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