Structure 4 0079R · Humboldt County, CA

US Highway 101 NB over West End RD Creek Ncrra

Carries US Highway 101 NB over West End RD Creek Ncrra, 01-hum-101-87.84-arc.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT265 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 7/9

265 ft end to end, longest span 48 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1929rebuilt 1995
Length264.8 ft80.7 m
Daily traffic17,500counted 2010
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt
Location01-hum-101-87.84-arc
CarriesUS Highway 101 NB
CrossesWest End RD Creek Ncrra
Coordinates40.89154, -124.08022

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length264.8 ft (80.7 m)
Max Span48.2 ft (14.7 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area1033.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1929 (reconstructed 1995)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,500 (2010)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number04 0079R

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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