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Information for Strong-Motion Station
Watsonville - Hwy1/Struve Slough Bridge
CGS - CSMIP Station 47707
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
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Latitude 36.9067 N
Longitude 121.782 W
Elevation (m) 2
Site Geology Alluvium
Vs30 (m/sec) --
Site Class -
 
No. of Spans22 (Left Bridge), 23 (Right Bridge).
Plan ShapeStraight with skew.
Total Length42.5' (13.0m) each bridge.
Width of Deck42.5' (13.0m) each bridge.
Construction Date1990
Instrumentation1994. 6 accelerometers on the bridge. 3 accelerometers at a free-field site.
 
Superstructure TypeContinuous concrete slabs without intermediate hinges. Expansion joints at each abutment. Open end seat abutments.
Substructure TypeCast-in-steel-shell concrete piles. Each bent consists of 4 pile extensions.
Foundation TypeCast-in-steel-shell concrete piles.
RemarksThis bridge was instrumented under the interagency agreement between Caltrans and DOC.