Home › California › Mendocino County › Railroad Avenue over Baechtel Creek

Railroad Avenue over Baechtel Creek

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

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

Railroad Avenue over Baechtel Creek in Mendocino 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2011, making it 14 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 300 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1985).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 205 of the 356 inventoried bridges in Mendocino County rated fair (57.6%); 27 (7.6%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
State Route 1 over Pudding Creek	1959	23,950	Good
State Route 001 over Noyo River & Harbor Dr	2005	23,950	Good
U.S. Highway 101 over Austin Creek	1964	20,900	Good
North State St over Forsythe Creek	1949	20,200	Fair
U.S. Highway 101 over Ncrra/nwp RR	1957	19,000	Fair
U.S. Highway 101 over Baker Creek	1971	19,000	Good