Structure 53C1973 · Los Angeles County, CA

Firestone BLVD over Rio Hondo

Carries Firestone BLVD over Rio Hondo, 0.5mi E/o I-710 FWY.

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 FT482 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

482 ft end to end, longest span 40 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.

Built193393 years old
Length482.0 ft146.9 m
Daily traffic47,632counted 2014
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location0.5mi E/o I-710 FWY
CarriesFirestone BLVD
CrossesRio Hondo
Coordinates33.94875, -118.16242

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length482.0 ft (146.9 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Deck Area4392.3 sq m
Main Spans12
Year Built1933

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic47,632 (2014)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number53C1973

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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