CESMD

Information for Strong-Motion Station

Albion - Hwy 1/Salmon Creek Bridge

CGS - CSMIP Station 79683

Earthquakes recorded by this station

 

(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)	(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)

   

Latitude	39.2157 N
Longitude	123.7678 W
Elevation (m)	3
Site Geology
Vs30 (m/sec)
Site Class

 

No. of Spans	5
Plan Shape	Straight
Total Length	685' (208.8m). Bridge spans ranges from 102.5' (31.2m) to 160' (48.8m).
Width of Deck	32' (9.8m)
Construction Date	1951
Instrumentation	1994. 6 accelerometers on the bridge. 3 accelerometers at a free-field site.

 

Superstructure Type	Two steel trusses with top and bottom lateral bracings. Cantilever abutments.
Substructure Type	Reinforced concrete framed bents. 2 or 4 columns per bent.
Foundation Type	Most bents and one abutment are supported on steel piles. One bent is supported on timber piles and the other abutment is supported on spread footings.
Remarks	This bridge was instrumented under the interagency agreement between Caltrans and DOC.