Structure 46 0168L · Tulare County, CA

State Route 65 over Olive Avenue

Carries State Route 65 over Olive Avenue, 06-tul-065-19.14-ptrv.

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
CAR · 15 FT103 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

103 ft end to end, longest span 56 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.

Built1955rebuilt 1998
Length103.0 ft31.4 m
Daily traffic15,000counted 2009
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTulare
Location06-tul-065-19.14-ptrv
CarriesState Route 65
CrossesOlive Avenue
Coordinates36.06581, -119.03943

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Max Span56.4 ft (17.2 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area401.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,000 (2009)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number46 0168L

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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