Structure 20 0299 · Sonoma County, CA

US Highway 101 over Steele Lane

Carries US Highway 101 over Steele Lane, 04-son-101-21.74-sro.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT125 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

125 ft end to end. 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.

Built200917 years old
Length124.7 ft38 m
Daily traffic96,000counted 2011
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySonoma
Location04-son-101-21.74-sro
CarriesUS Highway 101
CrossesSteele Lane
Coordinates38.45979, -122.72609

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length124.7 ft (38 m)
Max Span121.4 ft (37 m)
Deck Width115.5 ft (35.2 m)
Deck Area1337.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic96,000 (2011)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number20 0299

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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