Structure 55 0249 · Orange County, CA

Culver DR over I 405

Carries Culver DR over I 405, 12-ora-405-5.62-irvn.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT262 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

262 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: about 4 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1968rebuilt 1989
Length262.1 ft79.9 m
Daily traffic20,000counted 2015
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location12-ora-405-5.62-irvn
CarriesCulver DR
CrossesI 405
Coordinates33.66916, -117.82287

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length262.1 ft (79.9 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width102.0 ft (31.1 m)
Deck Area2484.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,000 (2015)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number55 0249

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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