Structure 53C0125 · Los Angeles County, CA

4th St(upper Level over Figueroa Flower Ramp

Carries 4th St(upper Level over Figueroa Flower Ramp, Btwn Hope ST & Harbor Fy.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT693 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

693 ft end to end, longest span 104 ft: about 1.9 football fields. 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.

Built195670 years old
Length692.9 ft211.2 m
Daily traffic25,796counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
LocationBtwn Hope ST & Harbor Fy
Carries4th St(upper Level
CrossesFigueroa Flower Ramp
Coordinates34.05202, -118.25342

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length692.9 ft (211.2 m)
Max Span104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Deck Width48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Area3146.9 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1956

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,796 (2018)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge11

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number53C0125

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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