Structure 41 0045R · Madera County, CA

State Route 99 NB over Ash Slough

Carries State Route 99 NB over Ash Slough, 06-mad-099-26.80.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT423 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

423 ft end to end, longest span 20 ft: about 6 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 slab bridge.

Built1957rebuilt 1993
Length422.9 ft128.9 m
Daily traffic19,250counted 2009
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMadera
Location06-mad-099-26.80
CarriesState Route 99 NB
CrossesAsh Slough
Coordinates37.12914, -120.25529

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length422.9 ft (128.9 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area1675.7 sq m
Main Spans21
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,250 (2009)
Truck Traffic27%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number41 0045R

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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