Structure 5C0032 · Trinity County, CA

Turnpike Road over Trinity River

Carries Turnpike Road over Trinity River, Lewiston.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT315 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

315 ft end to end: about 4 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 through truss.

Built1902rebuilt 1998
Length314.6 ft95.9 m
Daily traffic751counted 2010
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTrinity
LocationLewiston
CarriesTurnpike Road
CrossesTrinity River
Coordinates40.70816, -122.80874

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length314.6 ft (95.9 m)
Max Span179.5 ft (54.7 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area469.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1902 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic751 (2010)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number05C0032

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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