Structure 53C1972 · Los Angeles County, CA

Firestone BLVD over Los Angeles Riv

Carries Firestone BLVD over Los Angeles Riv, 500ft W/o I-710 FWY.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT473 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

473 ft end to end, longest span 132 ft: about 7 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.

Built195076 years old
Length473.1 ft144.2 m
Daily traffic77,480counted 2014
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location500ft W/o I-710 FWY
CarriesFirestone BLVD
CrossesLos Angeles Riv
Coordinates33.95015, -118.17390

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length473.1 ft (144.2 m)
Max Span131.9 ft (40.2 m)
Deck Width109.3 ft (33.3 m)
Deck Area4801.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic77,480 (2014)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number53C1972

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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