CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Hopland - Hwy 101/Railroad Bridge
CGS - CSMIP Station 69760
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 38.9550 N
Longitude 123.1051 W
Elevation (m) 157
Site Geology  
Vs30 (m/sec)  
Site Class  
 
No. of Spans6
Plan ShapeStraight.
Total Length310' (94.5m). Bridge spans range from 45' (13.7m) to 70' (21.3m) long.
Width of Deck34' (10.4m)
Construction Date1966
Instrumentation1997. 13 accelerometers on the bridge. 3 accelerometers at a free-field site.
 
Superstructure TypeConcrete box girder. 1 diaphragm abutment and 1 strut abutment.
Substructure TypeConcrete columns retrofitted with steel jackets. 1 column per bent.
Foundation TypeConcrete piles support one abutment and Bents 2 to 4. Spread footings support the other abutment and Bent 5.
RemarksThis bridge was instrumented under the interagency agreement between Caltrans and DOC. The bridge was retrofitted in 1996.