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U.S. Highway 101 over Rowdy Creek

Del Norte County, California · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

U.S. Highway 101 over Rowdy Creek in Del Norte County, California, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1951 and reconstructed in 1991, making it 74 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,250 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 46 of the 97 inventoried bridges in Del Norte County rated good (47.4%); 9 (9.3%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 208 ft
Location	01-dn-101-39.63
NBI structure number	01 0023
Condition class	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the California department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
U.S. Highway 101 over Elk Creek	1944	21,500	Good
U.S. Highway 101 over Gilbert Creek	1953	7,300	Good
U.S. Highway 101 over Dominie Creek	2021	7,250	Good
U.S. Highway 101 over Smith Riv South Bank Rd	2023	7,200	Good
U.S. Highway 101 over Smith River Overflow	1955	6,700	Good
U.S. Highway 101 over Smith Riv South Bank Rd	1940	6,500	Fair