Structure 45 0019R · Kings County, CA

State Route 41 NB over North Fork Kings River

Carries State Route 41 NB over North Fork Kings River, 06-kin-041-r47.16.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT242 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

242 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft: about 3 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1932rebuilt 1959
Length242.1 ft73.8 m
Daily traffic8,800counted 2008
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyKings
Location06-kin-041-r47.16
CarriesState Route 41 NB
CrossesNorth Fork Kings River
Coordinates36.38588, -119.80941

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length242.1 ft (73.8 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area959.4 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1959)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,800 (2008)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number45 0019R

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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