Structure 12 0027 · Butte County, CA

State Route 99 over Rock Creek

Carries State Route 99 over Rock Creek, 03-but-099-40.65.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT145 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

145 ft end to end, longest span 26 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.

Built1950rebuilt 2017
Length145.3 ft44.3 m
Daily traffic11,600counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyButte
Location03-but-099-40.65
CarriesState Route 99
CrossesRock Creek
Coordinates39.81922, -121.92223

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length145.3 ft (44.3 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area580.3 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 2017)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,600 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number12 0027

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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