Structure 12 0151 · Butte County, CA

State Route 99 over Vallombrosa Big Chico

Carries State Route 99 over Vallombrosa Big Chico, 03-but-099-r32.61-chc.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT762 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

762 ft end to end, longest span 62 ft: about 2.1 football fields. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1963rebuilt 2014
Length762.1 ft232.3 m
Daily traffic24,750counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyButte
Location03-but-099-r32.61-chc
CarriesState Route 99
CrossesVallombrosa Big Chico
Coordinates39.73858, -121.82197

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length762.1 ft (232.3 m)
Max Span62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Width118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Area8362.8 sq m
Main Spans14
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2014)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,750 (2020)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number12 0151

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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