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Bell Access Rd over Oak Creek

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

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

Bell Access Rd over Oak Creek in Inyo County, California, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1940, making it 85 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 69 inventoried bridges in Inyo County rated poor (2.9%); 2 (2.9%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	4	Poor condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
U.S. Highway 395 over North Fork Bishop Creek	1971	21,550	Fair
U.S. Highway 395 over Bishop Crk Overflow Chnl	1985	21,550	Good
U.S. Highway 395 over Lower Rock Creek	1975	15,000	Good
US Highway 395 over Big Pine Creek	1993	13,500	Good
US Highway 395 over Los Angeles Aqueduct	1928	12,600	Good
State Route 168 over Owens River	1974	8,820	Good