Structure 40 0044 · Mariposa County, CA

State Route 49 over Mariposa Creek

Carries State Route 49 over Mariposa Creek, 10-mpa-049-19.61.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

31 ft end to end, longest span 14 ft. Lengths and the car 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 deck arch.

Built1942rebuilt 1987
Length30.8 ft9.4 m
Daily traffic6,600counted 2009
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMariposa
Location10-mpa-049-19.61
CarriesState Route 49
CrossesMariposa Creek
Coordinates37.50196, -119.98851

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Max Span14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area114.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1942 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,600 (2009)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number40 0044

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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