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M348 S Fork Dr over S Fork Kaweah River

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

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

M348 S Fork Dr over S Fork Kaweah River in Tulare 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1956, making it 69 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 575 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1978).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 330 of the 607 inventoried bridges in Tulare County rated fair (54.4%); 18 (3.0%) 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	5	Fair condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 26 ft
Location	1.34 Mi SE of Rd M347
NBI structure number	46C0197
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 99 over Packwood Creek	1923	52,000	Fair
State Route 99 over Cameron Creek	1951	52,000	Fair
State Route 99 SB over UP RR	1977	52,000	Fair
State Route 99 NB over UP RR	1977	52,000	Good
State Route 99 SB over SR 198 EB E198-n99 Conn	1977	52,000	Fair
State Route 99 NB over SR 198 EB E198-n99 Conn	1977	52,000	Good