Bell Road
Carrying Bell Road over Delta-Mendota Canal
25 mi N San Luis Res, Stanislaus, California
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Bell Road in Stanislaus, California is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Built in 1949, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 9. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good 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:DMC MP51.22
PRE-1950 · CONCRETE · LONG-SPAN-RUN · CULVERT-LED · TRACE-ADT · LOAD-UNK · CAT-GOOD
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- CONCRETE Concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 4 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- TRACE-ADT Trace ADT
- LOAD-UNK Load unrated
- CAT-GOOD Good
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: Bell Road
The Bell Road bridge in Stanislaus, California carries Bell Road over Delta-Mendota Canal. It was built in 1949, making it 77 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete continuous and spans 4 sections, stretching 100.6 meters (330 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 5 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of California bridges. It is owned and maintained by Bureau of Reclamation.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 9/9. The weakest component sits in good condition. None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How Bell Road compares
Age against the county: built in 1949, earlier than 229 of Stanislaus's 386 bridges with a recorded construction year (59%), against a county median build year of 1962. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across California bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (25,538 of 25,848 rated).
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Stanislaus inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 386 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
- 1949
- Material
- Concrete Continuous
- Number of Spans
- 4
- Structure Length
- 100.6 m (330 ft) 0
- Owner
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 5 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- DMC MP51.22
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 Bell Road 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 Bell Road against other structures in Stanislaus 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 Bell Road?
Bell Road in Stanislaus, California on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Bell Road inspected?
Bell Road'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 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Bell Road is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Bell Road?
An inventory load rating is not recorded for Bell Road.
Who is responsible for maintaining Bell Road?
Bell Road is owned and maintained by Bureau of Reclamation.
How old is Bell Road and does age affect safety?
Bell Road was built in 1949, making it 77 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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Component ratings, ADT, and condition category on this page are copied from the NBI record for this structure; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.