Structure 31 0022 · Alpine County, CA

State Route 88 over West Fork Carson River

Carries State Route 88 over West Fork Carson River, 10-alp-088-14.70.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT66 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

66 ft end to end. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195274 years old
Length65.9 ft20.1 m
Daily traffic3,225counted 2009
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyAlpine
Location10-alp-088-14.70
CarriesState Route 88
CrossesWest Fork Carson River
Coordinates38.77609, -119.89544

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area190.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1952

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,225 (2009)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number31 0022

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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