Structure 27 0035L · Marin County, CA

U.s. Highway 101 over 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Mssn

Carries U.s. Highway 101 over 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Mssn, 04-mrn-101-10.72-srf.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,794 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

2,794 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 7.8 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.

Built1965rebuilt 2005
Length2794.0 ft851.6 m
Daily traffic64,500counted 2009
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMarin
Location04-mrn-101-10.72-srf
CarriesU.s. Highway 101
Crosses2nd 3rd 4th 5th Mssn
Coordinates37.96876, -122.52087

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length2794.0 ft (851.6 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Area17883.6 sq m
Main Spans22
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 2005)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic64,500 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge16

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number27 0035L

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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