Structure 8580006P0000000 · Fresno County, CA

West Side Road over South Fork Kings River

Carries West Side Road over South Fork Kings River, Kings Canyon Hwy. Mp 28.8.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT280 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

280 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201313 years old
Length279.9 ft85.3 m
Daily traffic300counted 2013
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
LocationKings Canyon Hwy. Mp 28.8
CarriesWest Side Road
CrossesSouth Fork Kings River
Coordinates36.78995, -118.66966

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length279.9 ft (85.3 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area1015.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300 (2013)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number8580006P0000000

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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