Structure 1 0012 · Del Norte County, CA

U.s. Highway 199 over Middle Fork Smith River

Carries U.s. Highway 199 over Middle Fork Smith River, 01-dn-199-r19.22.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT331 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

331 ft end to end, longest span 130 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1965rebuilt 1975
Length331.0 ft100.9 m
Daily traffic3,100counted 2009
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyDel Norte
Location01-dn-199-r19.22
CarriesU.s. Highway 199
CrossesMiddle Fork Smith River
Coordinates41.85753, -123.88599

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length331.0 ft (100.9 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Area1907.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 1975)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,100 (2009)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number01 0012

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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