Structure 55 0647 · Orange County, CA

1st ST over State Route 55 & Ramps

Carries 1st ST over State Route 55 & Ramps, 12-ora-055-10.80-tus.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT346 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

346 ft end to end, longest span 115 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a box-beam bridge.

Built199531 years old
Length346.5 ft105.6 m
Daily traffic17,700counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-055-10.80-tus
Carries1st ST
CrossesState Route 55 & Ramps
Coordinates33.74556, -117.83373

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length346.5 ft (105.6 m)
Max Span115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Deck Width89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Area2893.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,700 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge16

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0647

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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