Structure 24 0171 · Sacramento County, CA

US Highway 50 over Bike Path

Carries US Highway 50 over Bike Path, 03-sac-050-12.85.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT125 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

125 ft end to end, longest span 49 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1962rebuilt 2000
Length125.0 ft38.1 m
Daily traffic121,000counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySacramento
Location03-sac-050-12.85
CarriesUS Highway 50
CrossesBike Path
Coordinates38.61103, -121.26453

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width154.9 ft (47.2 m)
Deck Area1798.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic121,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number24 0171

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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