Structure 35 0145 · San Mateo County, CA

U.s. Highway 101 over Redwood Creek

Carries U.s. Highway 101 over Redwood Creek, 04-sm-101-6.20-rdwc.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT374 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

374 ft end to end, longest span 34 ft: about 5 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 slab bridge.

Built1958rebuilt 1972
Length374.0 ft114 m
Daily traffic195,000counted 2009
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Mateo
Location04-sm-101-6.20-rdwc
CarriesU.s. Highway 101
CrossesRedwood Creek
Coordinates37.49435, -122.22552

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length374.0 ft (114 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width164.0 ft (50 m)
Deck Area5,700 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1972)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic195,000 (2009)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number35 0145

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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