Structure 55C0234 · Orange County, CA

Basque AVE over Fullerton Creek Channel

Carries Basque AVE over Fullerton Creek Channel, 0.1 Mi N/o Valencia DR.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

50 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built196165 years old
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic3,100counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location0.1 Mi N/o Valencia DR
CarriesBasque AVE
CrossesFullerton Creek Channel
Coordinates33.86832, -117.95059

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Area226.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,100 (2020)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number55C0234

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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