Structure 28 0360L · Contra Costa County, CA

State Route 4 WB over Bnsf Ry & Amtrak

Carries State Route 4 WB over Bnsf Ry & Amtrak, 04-cc-004-r3.66l-mtz.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT860 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

860 ft end to end, longest span 290 ft: about 2.4 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200125 years old
Length859.6 ft262 m
Daily traffic21,750counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa
Location04-cc-004-r3.66l-mtz
CarriesState Route 4 WB
CrossesBnsf Ry & Amtrak
Coordinates38.00816, -122.21278

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length859.6 ft (262 m)
Max Span290.4 ft (88.5 m)
Deck Width58.4 ft (17.8 m)
Deck Area4663.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,750 (2018)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number28 0360L

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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