Structure 57 1271 · San Diego County, CA

Alvarado Canyon RD over Waring Rd/alvarado Crk

Carries Alvarado Canyon RD over Waring Rd/alvarado Crk, 11-sd-008-7.05-sd.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,290 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,290 ft end to end, longest span 164 ft: about 3.6 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.

Built200620 years old
Length1290.4 ft393.3 m
Daily traffic7,785counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-008-7.05-sd
CarriesAlvarado Canyon RD
CrossesWaring Rd/alvarado Crk
Coordinates32.78108, -117.09006

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length1290.4 ft (393.3 m)
Max Span164.0 ft (50 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area5112.9 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,785 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number57 1271

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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