Structure 57 0765 · San Diego County, CA

Highland Avenue over Route 54 & Sweetwater Ri

Carries Highland Avenue over Route 54 & Sweetwater Ri, 11-sd-054-0.89l-natc.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT685 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

685 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 1.9 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
Length685.0 ft208.8 m
Daily traffic26,800counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Location11-sd-054-0.89l-natc
CarriesHighland Avenue
CrossesRoute 54 & Sweetwater Ri
Coordinates32.65627, -117.09035

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length685.0 ft (208.8 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Area5595.8 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,800 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number57 0765

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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