Structure 50 0011R · Kern County, CA

State Route 99 NB over Up Rr

Carries State Route 99 NB over Up Rr, 06-ker-099-r43.60r.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT234 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

234 ft end to end, longest span 76 ft: about 3 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.

Built1958rebuilt 1970
Length233.9 ft71.3 m
Daily traffic30,500counted 2009
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyKern
Location06-ker-099-r43.60r
CarriesState Route 99 NB
CrossesUp Rr
Coordinates35.59308, -119.20654

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length233.9 ft (71.3 m)
Max Span76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Width54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Deck Area1190.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1970)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30,500 (2009)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number50 0011R

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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