Structure 36C0116 · Santa Cruz County, CA

Valencia RD over Valencia Creek

Carries Valencia RD over Valencia Creek, @ Bear Valley Road.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT156 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

156 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1935rebuilt 2003
Length156.5 ft47.7 m
Daily traffic3,000counted 2016
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySanta Cruz
Location@ Bear Valley Road
CarriesValencia RD
CrossesValencia Creek
Coordinates36.99610, -121.86626

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length156.5 ft (47.7 m)
Max Span89.6 ft (27.3 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area443.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,000 (2016)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number36C0116

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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