Structure 55C0580 · Orange County, CA

Gypsum Canyon Road over Santa Ana River

Carries Gypsum Canyon Road over Santa Ana River, 0.2 Mi. N/o Route 91 Fwy..

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 FT1,730 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,730 ft end to end, longest span 330 ft: about 4.8 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.

Built198937 years old
Length1730.0 ft527.3 m
Daily traffic11,449counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Location0.2 Mi. N/o Route 91 Fwy.
CarriesGypsum Canyon Road
CrossesSanta Ana River
Coordinates33.86881, -117.71238

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length1730.0 ft (527.3 m)
Max Span330.1 ft (100.6 m)
Deck Width78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Area12549.7 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,449 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number55C0580

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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