CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Cuyama - Hwy 166/Cuyama River Bridge
CGS - CSMIP Station 25758
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 34.9331 N
Longitude 119.5941 W
Elevation (m) 694
Site Geology  
Vs30 (m/sec)  
Site Class  
 
No. of Spans7
Plan ShapeCurved with skew.
Total Length560' (170.7m). Bridge spans range from 65' (19.8m) to 86' (26.2m).
Width of Deck39.5' (12.0m)
Construction Date1980
Instrumentation1997. 9 accelerometers on the bridge. 3 accelerometers at a free-field site.
 
Superstructure Type4-cell concrete box girder with 1 intermediate hinge. Diaphragm abutments.
Substructure Type15" thick concrete pier walls.
Foundation TypeSteel H-piles support abutments and piers.
RemarksThis bridge was instrumented under an interagency agreement between Caltrans and DOC.