Structure 29 0004 · San Joaquin County, CA

State Route 99 over Bear Creek

Carries State Route 99 over Bear Creek, 10-sj-099-25.64.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT165 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

165 ft end to end, longest span 36 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 slab bridge.

Built1963rebuilt 2007
Length165.0 ft50.3 m
Daily traffic64,000counted 2009
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Joaquin
Location10-sj-099-25.64
CarriesState Route 99
CrossesBear Creek
Coordinates38.06071, -121.25938

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length165.0 ft (50.3 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width113.5 ft (34.6 m)
Deck Area1740.4 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2007)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic64,000 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number29 0004

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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