Structure 53C0422L · Los Angeles County, CA

Carson ST over San Gabriel Riv

Carries Carson ST over San Gabriel Riv, 0.5mi W/o I-605 FWY.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT224 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

224 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 3 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.

Built197155 years old
Length224.1 ft68.3 m
Daily traffic34,632counted 2015
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location0.5mi W/o I-605 FWY
CarriesCarson ST
CrossesSan Gabriel Riv
Coordinates33.83176, -118.09354

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length224.1 ft (68.3 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area737.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic34,632 (2015)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number53C0422L

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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