Structure 34 0034S · San Francisco County, CA

U.s. Highway 101 over Cesar Chavez BLVD

Carries U.s. Highway 101 over Cesar Chavez BLVD, 04-sf-101-2.95-sf.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT748 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

748 ft end to end, longest span 140 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.

Built197452 years old
Length748.0 ft228 m
Daily traffic12,600counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Francisco
Location04-sf-101-2.95-sf
CarriesU.s. Highway 101
CrossesCesar Chavez BLVD
Coordinates37.74859, -122.40344

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length748.0 ft (228 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area1801.2 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,600 (2018)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number34 0034S

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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