Structure VHA8 · Alameda County, CA

Veterans Road over Arroyo Valley

Carries Veterans Road over Arroyo Valley, Livermore Vamc 4951 Arroy.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT139 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

139 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.

Built199234 years old
Length139.1 ft42.4 m
Daily traffic600counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2021every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyAlameda
LocationLivermore Vamc 4951 Arroy
CarriesVeterans Road
CrossesArroyo Valley
Coordinates37.62500, -121.75778

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length139.1 ft (42.4 m)
Max Span139.1 ft (42.4 m)
Deck Width31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Area411.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic600 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCode 56
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberVHA8

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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