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Gasquet Flat Road over Middle Fork Smith River

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

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

Gasquet Flat Road over Middle Fork Smith River in Del Norte County, California, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 400 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1998).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 42 of the 97 inventoried bridges in Del Norte County rated fair (43.3%); 9 (9.3%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 198 ft
Location	0.1 Mile N/o Rte 199
NBI structure number	01C0010
Condition class	Fair

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 Rowdy Creek	1951	7,250	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