Structure 28C0034 · Contra Costa County, CA

Willow Pass RD over Mt Diablo Crk

Carries Willow Pass RD over Mt Diablo Crk, 0.8 Mi S Of SH 4.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,067 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,067 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft: about 3.0 football fields. 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 slab bridge.

Built194482 years old
Length1066.9 ft325.2 m
Daily traffic7,200counted 1977
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa
Location0.8 Mi S Of SH 4
CarriesWillow Pass RD
CrossesMt Diablo Crk
Coordinates38.00176, -122.00017

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length1066.9 ft (325.2 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area3187.0 sq m
Main Spans32
Year Built1944

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,200 (1977)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number28C0034

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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