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Crystal Sprgs Camp over West Fork Carson River

Alpine County, California · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Crystal Sprgs Camp over West Fork Carson River in Alpine County, California, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1938, making it 87 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 275 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1979).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 33 inventoried bridges in Alpine County rated poor (6.1%); 2 (6.1%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 55 ft
Location	0.1 Mile South of S.H. 88
NBI structure number	31C0013
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
State Route 88 over West Fork Carson River	1952	3,225	Fair
Old State Route 88 over West Fork Carson River	1939	3,200	Fair
State Route 89 over West Fork Carson River	1960	3,200	Fair
State Route 88 over West Fork Carson River	1963	3,200	Good
State Route 88 over West Fork Carson River	1963	3,200	Good
State Route 89 over Wildlife Access	1980	3,050	Good