Structure 55C0520R · Orange County, CA

E/b Snta Mrgta Pwy over Arroyo Trabuco

Carries E/b Snta Mrgta Pwy over Arroyo Trabuco, 0.2 Mi. Se/o Alicia PKWY.

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 FT1,200 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,200 ft end to end, longest span 184 ft: about 3.3 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.

Built198442 years old
Length1200.1 ft365.8 m
Daily traffic29,150counted 2017
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location0.2 Mi. Se/o Alicia PKWY
CarriesE/b Snta Mrgta Pwy
CrossesArroyo Trabuco
Coordinates33.63798, -117.61800

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length1200.1 ft (365.8 m)
Max Span184.1 ft (56.1 m)
Deck Width67.6 ft (20.6 m)
Deck Area7535.5 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic29,150 (2017)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number55C0520R

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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