Structure 37 0583 · Santa Clara County, CA

Taylor Street over State Route 87

Carries Taylor Street over State Route 87, 04-scl-087-6.86-sjs.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,473 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

3,473 ft end to end, longest span 155 ft: about 9.6 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.

Built2003rebuilt 2005
Length3473.1 ft1058.6 m
Daily traffic19,300counted 1999
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
Location04-scl-087-6.86-sjs
CarriesTaylor Street
CrossesState Route 87
Coordinates37.34561, -121.90599

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length3473.1 ft (1058.6 m)
Max Span155.2 ft (47.3 m)
Deck Width119.1 ft (36.3 m)
Deck Area38427.2 sq m
Main Spans27
Year Built2003 (reconstructed 2005)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,300 (1999)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number37 0583

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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