Structure 42 0021 · Fresno County, CA

State Route 33 over Los Gatos Creek South Ch

Carries State Route 33 over Los Gatos Creek South Ch, 06-fre-033-16.68.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT394 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

394 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft: about 5 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.

Built200323 years old
Length393.7 ft120 m
Daily traffic5,000counted 2009
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
Location06-fre-033-16.68
CarriesState Route 33
CrossesLos Gatos Creek South Ch
Coordinates36.15252, -120.35428

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length393.7 ft (120 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width74.8 ft (22.8 m)
Deck Area2,736 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,000 (2009)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number42 0021

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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