Structure 53C0331 · Los Angeles County, CA

Fourth ST over Lorena ST & Bernal AVE

Carries Fourth ST over Lorena ST & Bernal AVE, At Lorena ST.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT389 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

389 ft end to end, longest span 89 ft: about 5 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 deck arch.

Built1928rebuilt 2005
Length388.8 ft118.5 m
Daily traffic17,480counted 2016
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
LocationAt Lorena ST
CarriesFourth ST
CrossesLorena ST & Bernal AVE
Coordinates34.03452, -118.19836

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length388.8 ft (118.5 m)
Max Span88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Deck Width70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Area2559.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 2005)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,480 (2016)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number53C0331

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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