Structure 53C2395 · Los Angeles County, CA

Higuera ST over Ballona Creek

Carries Higuera ST over Ballona Creek, 330 Ft W/o W. Jefferson B.

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 overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT186 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

186 ft end to end: about 3 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 box-beam bridge.

Built20233 years old
Length186.0 ft56.7 m
Daily traffic7,400counted 2015
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location330 Ft W/o W. Jefferson B
CarriesHiguera ST
CrossesBallona Creek
Coordinates34.02202, -118.37867

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length186.0 ft (56.7 m)
Max Span183.1 ft (55.8 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area1207.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,400 (2015)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number53C2395

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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