Structure 18 0001L · Sutter County, CA

State Route 70 WB over Bear River (rio Oso)

Carries State Route 70 WB over Bear River (rio Oso), 03-sut-070-8.09.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,525 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,525 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft: about 4.2 football fields. 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.

Built1961rebuilt 2006
Length1524.6 ft464.7 m
Daily traffic15,800counted 2009
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySutter
Location03-sut-070-8.09
CarriesState Route 70 WB
CrossesBear River (rio Oso)
Coordinates38.96931, -121.54327

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length1524.6 ft (464.7 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area5948.2 sq m
Main Spans24
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 2006)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,800 (2009)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number18 0001L

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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