Scott River Bridge Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026090391
Lead Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 2
(DOT)
Document Title
Scott River Bridge Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Zoning within the Environmental Study Limits is designated as “Rural Residential Agricultural District” and “Highway Commercial District”. The Rural Residential Agricultural District designation is intended to provide an area where rural residential uses can be compatibly mixed with commercial agricultural activities. The Commercial Highway District designation is intended for commercial uses to serve the highway traveler. Land use within and adjacent to the Environmental Study Limits is primarily recreational.
Document Description
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), using state and federal funding, is proposing to replace the Scott River Bridge in Siskiyou County on state route (SR) 96 from post mile (PM) 71.0 to 71.5. The purpose of this project is to provide a safe, sustainable, and traversable corridor to the public, reduce operational deficiencies, improve the condition of roadway assets associated with the Scott River Bridge, improve worker safety, decrease maintenance and repair costs. The project is needed because the bridge rail does not meet current safety standards, has narrow width shoulders, and has a deteriorated deck due to age, traffic loading, and the environment (freeze/thaw, deicing salts, and repaired flood damage). The existing bridge that is approximately 229 feet long and 32 feet wide would be removed and replaced with a new bridge that would be approximately 240 feet long and 44 feet wide and would be supported by two abutments and four pier columns (two at each pier). The new bridge would have two 12-foot-wide paved travel lanes and each lane would have an 8-foot-wide paved shoulder. The approaches to the new bridge would be on a realigned roadway shifted slightly to the north and would consist of two 12-foot-wide paved travel lanes and each lane would have up to an 8-foot-wide paved shoulder.
Contact Information
Name
Keith Pelfrey
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation
Job Title
Branch Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Hamburg
Counties
Siskiyou
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
SR 96, Scott River Road
Zip
96085
Total Acres
8.85
State Highways
SR 96
Waterways
Scott River, Klamath River
Township
45N
Range
10W
Section
6
Base
Hamburg
Other Location Info
Between post miles 71.0 to 71.5
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Transportation Commission (CATC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW)
Development Types
Transportation:Other (Bridge Replacement)
Local Actions
Site Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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