Structure 53C0042 · Los Angeles County, CA

Imperial HWY over Los Angeles Riv

Carries Imperial HWY over Los Angeles Riv, 400ft E/o I-710 FWY.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT426 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

426 ft end to end, longest span 96 ft: about 6 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1951rebuilt 1974
Length425.9 ft129.8 m
Daily traffic39,417counted 2015
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Location400ft E/o I-710 FWY
CarriesImperial HWY
CrossesLos Angeles Riv
Coordinates33.93053, -118.17667

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length425.9 ft (129.8 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Area3958.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 1974)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic39,417 (2015)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number53C0042

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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