Structure 12 0137 · Butte County, CA

State Route 70 over Up Rr & Bnsf Ry

Carries State Route 70 over Up Rr & Bnsf Ry, 03-but-070-26.99.

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 FT174 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

174 ft end to end, longest span 62 ft: about 2 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length173.9 ft53 m
Daily traffic2,550counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyButte
Location03-but-070-26.99
CarriesState Route 70
CrossesUp Rr & Bnsf Ry
Coordinates39.65335, -121.55078

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length173.9 ft (53 m)
Max Span62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Width37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Area604.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,550 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number12 0137

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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