Structure 53C0649 · Los Angeles County, CA

Garfield AVE over Rio Hondo

Carries Garfield AVE over Rio Hondo, 0.5 I S/o Firestone BLVD.

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 FT292 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

292 ft end to end, longest span 71 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195769 years old
Length292.0 ft89 m
Daily traffic16,432counted 2014
Last inspectedOctober 2021every 48 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location0.5 I S/o Firestone BLVD
CarriesGarfield AVE
CrossesRio Hondo
Coordinates33.94011, -118.16800

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length292.0 ft (89 m)
Max Span70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Width63.3 ft (19.3 m)
Deck Area1717.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1957

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,432 (2014)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number53C0649

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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