Structure 50 0180 · Kern County, CA

State Route 99 over Poso Creek Overflow

Carries State Route 99 over Poso Creek Overflow, 06-ker-099-41.85.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT48 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

48 ft end to end, longest span 24 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built1947rebuilt 1968
Length47.9 ft14.6 m
Daily traffic90,000counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyKern
Location06-ker-099-41.85
CarriesState Route 99
CrossesPoso Creek Overflow
Coordinates35.56841, -119.20031

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width128.9 ft (39.3 m)
Deck Area573.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1947 (reconstructed 1968)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic90,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number50 0180

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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