Structure 57C0333 · San Diego County, CA

Beyer Way over Otay River

Carries Beyer Way over Otay River, 0.42mi N/o Palm AVE.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 FT450 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

450 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 6 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length450.1 ft137.2 m
Daily traffic14,732counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location0.42mi N/o Palm AVE
CarriesBeyer Way
CrossesOtay River
Coordinates32.58979, -117.06152

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length450.1 ft (137.2 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width84.6 ft (25.8 m)
Deck Area3539.8 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,732 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number57C0333

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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