Structure 37 0092 · Santa Clara County, CA

University Avenue over State Route 82

Carries University Avenue over State Route 82, 04-scl-082-25.88-pa.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT146 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

146 ft end to end, longest span 47 ft: about 2 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.

Built194086 years old
Length146.0 ft44.5 m
Daily traffic38,000counted 2017
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
Location04-scl-082-25.88-pa
CarriesUniversity Avenue
CrossesState Route 82
Coordinates37.44167, -122.16528

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length146.0 ft (44.5 m)
Max Span46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Width92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Deck Area1259.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic38,000 (2017)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number37 0092

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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