Structure 39 0232 · Merced County, CA

Westside BLVD over State Route 99

Carries Westside BLVD over State Route 99, 10-mer-099-25.10.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT344 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

344 ft end to end, longest span 174 ft: about 5 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.

Built200818 years old
Length344.5 ft105 m
Daily traffic1,150counted 2015
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyMerced
Location10-mer-099-25.10
CarriesWestside BLVD
CrossesState Route 99
Coordinates37.36128, -120.64855

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length344.5 ft (105 m)
Max Span173.9 ft (53 m)
Deck Width53.8 ft (16.4 m)
Deck Area1,722 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2008

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,150 (2015)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number39 0232

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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