Structure 49 0084L · San Luis Obispo County, CA

US Highway 101 SB over Grand AVE

Carries US Highway 101 SB over Grand AVE, 05-slo-101-29.77-slo.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT185 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

185 ft end to end, longest span 54 ft: about 3 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.

Built1953rebuilt 1987
Length185.0 ft56.4 m
Daily traffic31,000counted 2009
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Luis Obispo
Location05-slo-101-29.77-slo
CarriesUS Highway 101 SB
CrossesGrand AVE
Coordinates35.29193, -120.65349

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length185.0 ft (56.4 m)
Max Span54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Deck Width41.7 ft (12.7 m)
Deck Area716.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic31,000 (2009)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number49 0084L

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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