Structure 49 0252L · San Luis Obispo County, CA

US Highway 101 SB over Willow Road

Carries US Highway 101 SB over Willow Road, 05-slo-101-6.45.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT147 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

147 ft end to end: 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 box-beam bridge.

Built201214 years old
Length147.0 ft44.8 m
Daily traffic27,000counted 2009
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Luis Obispo
Location05-slo-101-6.45
CarriesUS Highway 101 SB
CrossesWillow Road
Coordinates35.05506, -120.50105

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length147.0 ft (44.8 m)
Max Span142.1 ft (43.3 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area573.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,000 (2009)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number49 0252L

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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