Structure 46 0103 · Tulare County, CA

State Route 63 over Cottonwood Creek Overflo

Carries State Route 63 over Cottonwood Creek Overflo, 06-tul-063-17.69.

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
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT42 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

42 ft end to end, longest span 20 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 slab bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length42.0 ft12.8 m
Daily traffic5,900counted 2009
Last inspectedFebruary 2022every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTulare
Location06-tul-063-17.69
CarriesState Route 63
CrossesCottonwood Creek Overflo
Coordinates36.46609, -119.29520

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area163.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,900 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number46 0103

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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