Structure 27 0013 · Marin County, CA

State Route 37 over Petaluma River

Carries State Route 37 over Petaluma River, 04-mrn-037-14.47.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT2,183 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

2,183 ft end to end: about 6.1 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length2183.1 ft665.4 m
Daily traffic34,000counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMarin
Location04-mrn-037-14.47
CarriesState Route 37
CrossesPetaluma River
Coordinates38.11418, -122.50721

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2183.1 ft (665.4 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width67.3 ft (20.5 m)
Deck Area13640.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic34,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number27 0013

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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