Structure 10 0269 · Mendocino County, CA

U.s. Highway 101 over Forsythe Creek

Carries U.s. Highway 101 over Forsythe Creek, 01-men-101-r31.88.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT238 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

238 ft end to end, longest span 95 ft: about 3 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199036 years old
Length237.9 ft72.5 m
Daily traffic19,000counted 2009
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMendocino
Location01-men-101-r31.88
CarriesU.s. Highway 101
CrossesForsythe Creek
Coordinates39.25410, -123.21315

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length237.9 ft (72.5 m)
Max Span95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Width91.9 ft (28 m)
Deck Area2,030 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,000 (2009)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number10 0269

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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