HIGHLAND AVE
Carrying HIGHLAND AVE over DAY CREEK CHANNEL
.25 MI W/O DAY CREEK BLVD, San Bernardino, California
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
HIGHLAND AVE in San Bernardino, California sits above 37% of rated California bridges on inventory load rating (32 t), while its 1990 build year is earlier than 26% of San Bernardino's recorded-year cohort (1,422 bridges).
HIGHLAND AVE in San Bernardino, California is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1990, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure CA:54C0725
LATE-CENTURY · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- LATE-CENTURY 1980–1999
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: HIGHLAND AVE
The HIGHLAND AVE bridge in San Bernardino, California carries HIGHLAND AVE over DAY CREEK CHANNEL. It was built in 1990, making it 36 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete continuous and spans 1 section, stretching 8.5 meters (28 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 5,900 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of California bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 6/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How HIGHLAND AVE compares
Age against the county: built in 1990, earlier than 375 of San Bernardino's 1,422 bridges with a recorded construction year (26%), against a county median build year of 1971. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across California bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (25,538 of 25,848 rated).
HIGHLAND AVE vs every rated California bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
32 Top 63% higher than 37% of 25,538 bridges
rated California bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
San Bernardino inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 1,422 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1990
- Material
- Concrete Continuous
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 8.5 m (28 ft) 0
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 5,900 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 54C0725
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether HIGHLAND AVE is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare HIGHLAND AVE against other structures in San Bernardino and across California. California bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for HIGHLAND AVE?
HIGHLAND AVE in San Bernardino, California on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is HIGHLAND AVE inspected?
HIGHLAND AVE's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 5,900 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. HIGHLAND AVE is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for HIGHLAND AVE?
HIGHLAND AVE has an NBI inventory load rating of 32.4 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining HIGHLAND AVE?
HIGHLAND AVE is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is HIGHLAND AVE and does age affect safety?
HIGHLAND AVE was built in 1990, making it 36 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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