Structure 50 0007 · Kern County, CA

State Route 99 over Poso Creek

Carries State Route 99 over Poso Creek, 06-ker-099-44.54.

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
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT143 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

143 ft end to end, longest span 28 ft. 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.

Built1951rebuilt 1970
Length143.0 ft43.6 m
Daily traffic59,000counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyKern
Location06-ker-099-44.54
CarriesState Route 99
CrossesPoso Creek
Coordinates35.60520, -119.21153

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length143.0 ft (43.6 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Deck Area1792.0 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 1970)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic59,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number50 0007

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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