Nevada County, California Bridges
Nevada County Bridge Program
Background
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), is responsible for performing bridge inspections in accordance with federal regulations on approximately 12,000 bridges owned by local government agencies and making structure repair recommendations, as well as determining the safe load capacity. The purpose of the Highway Bridge Program (HBP) is to replace or rehabilitate public highway bridges that the State and Federal Highway Administration determine to be structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.
Caltrans inspects 43 bridges in unincorporated Nevada County. Upon review of bridge inspection reports, the County may apply for funding to rehabilitate or replace a bridge if it is identified as Structurally Deficient. The inspection report helps identify if the bridge meets the criteria for either replacement or rehabilitation under the HBP. Nevada County has worked closely with Caltrans and since 2017 and has completed replacement of 5 bridges and rehabilitation of 2 others. This work has improved access for emergency vehicles and public safety.
Project Scope
In 2024, three new bridges were accepted into the HBP for funding and have been added to this site, bringing the number of active HBP bridge projects in Nevada County to 7. Of the 7 active projects, all of which are shown on the map below, construction of 2 replacements and 1 rehabilitation will begin in 2025 and carry into 2026.
