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Excelsior Ave over Kings River Tributary

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

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

Excelsior Ave over Kings River Tributary in Kings County, California, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1954, making it 71 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,430 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 89 of the 169 inventoried bridges in Kings County rated fair (52.7%); 6 (3.6%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 25 ft
Location	0.3 Mi E of 17TH Ave
NBI structure number	45C0061
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
State Route 198 over 11TH Avenue	1967	27,500	Good
State Route 198 over Hanford-armona Rd	1964	27,500	Good
State Route 198 over 14TH Ave	1964	27,500	Fair
State Route 198 over Last Chance Ditch	1964	27,500	Fair
State Route 198 over Lemoore Canal	1962	21,300	Fair
State Route 198 over BNSF Ry & Amtrak	1967	20,500	Poor